For a long time, there was a mystery hidden in the Holy Scriptures. Most of the time, the people involved in these monumental happenings didn't know what to make of it. (Genesis 3:15, Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 28:10-14)
I think in his suffering, Job knew. I think God's Holy Spirit was working quietly in the background. Job said some things that lead me to believe this. In Job 9:32-33 and Job 19:25-26 Job saw or sensed something big was coming, something much bigger than what was happening at that time.
Through His prophets, God foreshadowed what He was doing (Isaiah 50:4-7, Isaiah 53, Ezekiel 36:26-27, Psalm 22) Then He revealed to them what was happening (1 Peter 1:10-12).
Then it happened. The mystery began to come into focus. From the birth of the Messiah to His death, the mystery remained. It took Christ Jesus Himself to reveal it (John 19:28-30 and John 20). It is made plain in John 20:30-31. Even the Apostles referred to the gospel as a mystery (Ephesians 3:2-6, Ephesians 6:19, Colossians 1:26-27, Colossians 4:3).
But the one Jesus sent (John 14:25-26, John 20:21-22, Romans 8:26) the Helper, the Comforter, the Teacher, has revealed it to those whom He called. The mystery of the gospel is Christ Jesus. He is the fulfillment of the promise to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. In Him is literally...everything.
God is AWESOME!
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God is awesome in our view, but there are not enough superlatives to reach his grandeur. He is also the still small voice. The gentle nudge of our conscience written on our heart by this very creator and conservator of all. Bend us, break us, fold us, makes us…Your people.
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