Sunday, April 02, 2023
The Mystery Revealed
The Bible is full of treasures as it is divinely inspired by God. It is where we can discover the deep things of God, the mind of God. Nothing is hidden except for it to be revealed. God has not hidden these things so that they cannot be found, but paradoxically they were actually hidden so that they could be found by those who are sincerely seeking the truth. As we spend time reading & listening intently to the word of God, the Holy Spirit will reveal what has been hidden. Therefore Pastor Joshua Yee urged us to pray more in “new tongues” in this increasingly chaotic world (Mark 16:17).
1 Corinthians 10:2 reads, “But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God”. God’s wisdom and riches are so deep and wide that they are inexhaustible. The original root word of “revealed” in Greek is apokaluptó - apokalýptō and kalýptō – meaning not only to reveal but to unveil. When Jesus breathed his last breath, the temple veil “tore” and we were restored to God and the Holy Spirit now lives in us. What a divine reconciliation!
Nothing can stop us now to our glorious destiny that God has predestined, as we now have the full armour of God (Ephesians 6:13). “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them (the world),” and, “… in order that you may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ.” (Matthew 13:11). Indeed to those who do not believe, He is a stone that causes them to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. Unwillingness on the part of the people to receive Jesus' message of the kingdom was the reason that He taught in parables.
Joy Yee shared that through Christ we have access to all the resources we need to withstand the evil day and the challenging times ahead. We even know what the enemy is planning. With fiat currencies and banks collapsing they are subtly introducing CBDC or Central Bank Digital Currency. With DuitNow and Touch&Go, we can still pay anyone we want. But with CBDC, the globalist can stop any payments they dislike eg. buying a carbon-emitting car in the name of Green energy, or paying your tithes as a way to force you to worship the one-world religion.
The Bible says, Spirit of truth, which is the Holy Spirit will testify about Jesus (John 15:26). Joy Yee shared a quote from John Piper: “The Holy Spirit does not do his work apart from the gospel because his work is to open our eyes to see Christ displayed in the gospel…” Ultimately, only those who recognize Christ can discover all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge and know the secret treasures of God.
THE COMING GOOD FRIDAY & EASTER
If there was ever a more critical time for Christians to rise up and introduce the glory of God’s grace (Colossians 1:27), it is TODAY. The whole creation is subjected to futility and awaits eagerly to be liberated from the bondage of decay and corruption (Romans 8:19-21). The whole creation, consciously or unconsciously, seeks to live in freedom from sin and suffering, which God’s children are destined to enjoy in glory (Romans 8:21;TLB).
The world groans and yearns after such a hope in a way it does not even recognize. Many place their security in things of the world that are perishable. Banks can fail and US$17 billion of bonds were instantly wiped out when Credit Suisse was taken over by UBS in a deal brokered by the Swiss government. More failures are yet to come. The bank runs aren't over yet. Every time the Fed raises interest rates, there will be more withdrawals from traditional bank accounts into Money Market Funds for higher yields. Many in the West are living from pay-check to pay-check and are merely one pay-check away from being homeless or having their car repossessed.
God has clearly began to shake the world to remind us to place our hope in Him. Some in war zones have lost their homes and case-in-point, millions of Ukrainians have fled the country. There have also been more ecological disasters than ever before; like the recent earthquake in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria. Hundreds of thousands of people are living in desperate conditions, lacking adequate shelter, food, clean water, sanitation, and more. The combined death toll has surpassed 46,000 in both countries, with many more injured.
Disease like COVID-19 alone has claimed millions of lives and spared no corner of the globe. Even WWI and WWII did not involve all the countries in the world.
Joy reminded us that the Holy Spirit is a person. He is our companion that meets our every need and a relationship with whom that is beyond all kings’ jewels and riches. As the Easter spirit looms, I pray that you discover more & more of the mystery of God, in that you will be the answer to your generation. Through the Holy Spirit, God has already sowed the seed of greatness in you. The time has surely come and your generation is waiting for you to manifest.
Below is a humble poem I wrote many years ago…
O’ the heavens declare His glory
The skies proclaim His works
Painting His invisible qualities
With awesome and eternal power
Of nature divine
The mystery of old
Clearly before our eyes
Just listen to wind whisper it
The distant hills echoing it
The thunders roaring it
And the rain singing it
Day after day they utter it
Night after night they reveal it
Saying nothing but leaving nothing untold
Doing nothing but leaving nothing undone
Yet all that is seen may pass away
But the eternal Christ in us
The mystery of His will
Unveiled by His Spirit
The Revealer of mysteries
In whom are hidden all treasures
Of true wisdom and glorious riches
Victor Chen2003
