1 Timothy 3:16
"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."
What a glorious portrayal of the gospel of Jesus Christ and God's love for humanity. While the message is simple, with God coming in flesh and bringing salvation, the mystery of this action is beyond our comprehension.
Not that we can't lay out the great doctrines associated with God's grace, mercies, sanctification, and substitutionary death, for these have been considered in great depth by the church over the centuries. But for me, the mystery is great mostly in the realization that I really cannot fathom all of God's love for me. Why would the God of the universe submit himself to the cross for sinful humanity?
By its nature, a great mystery is one that may never be figured out, but that still doesn't belay our need to accept it in faith. Jesus understood this when he explained to Nicodemus that while we don't know where the wind comes from, we know its effects. It is the same with salvation.
While we may not be able to explain all the mysteries of why God chose to love us, or understand how much God loves us, we can definitely know the change which is effected in our souls by the Spirit's touch…a new birth in Jesus Christ.
LORD JESUS
Lord, I thank you for love, even as I struggle to even grasp the magnitude of your sacrifice. Amen.
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