As I was doing the trivial, mundane task of changing my sheets and making up my bed, I was listening to music.
The song The Hurt and the Healer came on. I know it well ...I know all the words, I sing it....loud....yikes, what a picture.... 😳
These words:
I'm alive
Even though a part of me has died
You take my heart and breathe it back to life
I'll fall into Your arms open wide
When the hurt and the healer collide.....
They are truly a profound mystery, to me. How? How does God breathe life back into a broken heart? How does he give life back? Honestly, I'm amazed at where I stand today.
Of course I can say because God has sustained me. And he has.....but how? Knowing the "how" or the "why" are questions I think are perfectly natural in our humaness but actually very little help if, any at all, in the grieving process. One must, with great faith, hold tightly to God's promises. To the mystery of the working of the Healer.
Mystery is defined as something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.
Who likes a good mystery?
I once encountered a woman holding a book, a popular novel, that I had read and loved. I excitedly asked her, "Did you love it?" I'll never forget her response, "It was okay. I figured it out about half way through." To this day I can't figure out how she figured it out. I rolled the details over and over in my mind and I simply could not see what she saw that I so obviously missed. But I came to the conclusion that, other than a Hallmark ending which is so incredibly obvious, I don't really watch a movie or read a book to figure out the storyline before it's over. Nor do I want to. I'm not saying she did or didn't, I don't know that but what I realized about myself is that the surprise or shock of not figuring it out is very satisfying. I even have friends who actually read the ending FIRST to determine if the book is worth reading. What???
And, in some ways I feel the same way about my life circumstances and even God's Word. Sometimes I want to know, sometimes I don't, sometimes I'm content with the mystery of it all and sometimes I wait with great anticipation for the end of the story. Though God reveals much to those who have the power of Christ through the Holy Spirit....in the whole scope of things we must live and accept the mystery of walking a life of faith.
The Word of God speaks of his mysteries handed down to the saints, those who call him Savior.
The Apostle Paul wrote to the church on Colossae:
"My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ..."
Colossians 2:2
One commentary explains the mystery contained in that verse and two others:
1. The Biblical Use of Mystery: Something Revealed That Was Previously Hidden.
The secret that was hidden during the Old Testament period is revealed in the New Testament. This is the biblical use of the term, “mystery.” Mystery is used in this sense a number of times in Scripture.
2. A Mystery Can Be Something about God That Humans Cannot Completely Comprehend.
Believers can comprehend God’s love for us; but only to a certain degree. The depth of His love is an unfathomable mystery. While we know some things about the love of God, we certainly do not appreciate everything about it. It is truly a mystery.
3. Mystery May Refer to Something about God That Cannot Logically Be Understood.
An example of this type of mystery would be the Trinity; God is both three and one at the same time. While the Bible teaches the doctrine of the Trinity, it is beyond our understanding. This type of mystery would come under the category of a paradox; two truths that are seemingly contradictory, but in reality are not.
This type of mystery is something that we cannot logically understand. Thus, we accept it by faith because of the nature of God. God is a God of truth; He cannot lie. Therefore, we humbly believe certain truths that we cannot completely understand because of who God is.
Thus, when we encounter the word, “mystery” used in a Christian context, it can mean one of three things.
(Blueletterbible.org)
While I can't quite comprehend why I'm still standing I do know that this journey was ordained just for me. All my days were written before one of them came to be (Psalm 139)....so my story's not over.
"For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight."Ephesians 1:4
I was chosen before the creation of the world, he knit me together in my mother's womb (Psalm 139).....it's a mystery.....I don't understand it...I can't comprehend it....I can't explain it but I can't stay away from it, I crave it, I love it, my heart is changed by it. It is a great mystery which I already know will have an amazing ending!!
I've often commented that if we could actually grasp the depth of love our Savior has for us, our lives would be exponentially different. Of course if we knew it, would we strive daily to know him deeper, more intimately? A child rarely stops trying to please their parents...to somehow grasp that immense love. If Jesus loves me half as much as I love my children.....well ...that would be incredible yet, he loves me more than that! I don't actually have the capacity to understand THAT great of love. It's a mystery!
There's not a single person that can't feel the deep joy of this mystery. Seek Jesus. He will reveal himself to youhttps://youtu.be/SqBMNSuDf7g and you'll never be the same.
Happy Celebration Sunday!
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