The Mystery of God

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.

1 Timothy 3:16 (NKJV)

The mystery of God is not that He intends to keep from us things that we don’t understand. Rather, the mystery lies in the fact that He wants us to stay focused on Him and trust in Him as He reveals Himself to us in His own time.

That’s why you’ve got to pay attention to the incidental things in life that mystify you. They should cause you to fixate on Jesus until He reveals Himself. This is what Paul was conveying when he wrote about the mystery of the resurrection. We may not fully understand it, but we know that it will happen. At the sound of the trumpet, the dead will be raised and those who are alive will be transformed. The perishable will be replaced by the imperishable, and the mortal will be replaced by the immortal.

There is a mystery surrounding the gospel as well. The mystery of the gospel is revealed in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is through His sacrifice on the cross that we are able to receive the gift of salvation and be freed from sin, guilt, and death. This may seem like foolishness to those who do not believe, but for those who are being saved, it is the power of God.

Paul was not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ because he understood that it is through the mystery of the gospel that we are able to receive life out of death and be saved by grace. Through the death of Jesus on the cross, our sins are forgiven, and we are able to receive the gift of salvation.

Let us not be ashamed of this mystery, but rather give thanks for the gift of salvation that has been given to us through Jesus Christ. Let us trust in God and His mystery, and worship and pray until He reveals Himself to us in new and relevant ways.