1 Corinthians 2:6-7 (ESV)
[6] Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a
wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away.
[7] But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before
the ages for our glory.
The
secret, hidden wisdom of God is not hard to find. It is not a secret revealed
only to an elite group who have gone through the initiation of a secret
society. The secret, hidden wisdom of God is there for all to see and hear. It
is secret, not because God has hidden it from us, but because we hear it but
fail to understand. The secret, hidden wisdom of God is found in the simple
truth that God came as a man to die in order to restore humanity. It is secret
because it makes no sense to the natural mind.
God
is not hiding from us. He has not made it difficult to find him. He has
revealed himself in nature, in Jesus, and in the scriptures (see Rom 1 and Jn
14:9). Yet the wisdom of God remains hidden in plain sight because of our
unwillingness to humbly believe. The wisdom of God is a secret that has been
shouted from the rooftops and beamed to every continent via radio, television, internet,
and the simple voice of friends sharing truth with friends. Yet it remains a secret
hidden in plain sight.
Not
only has God not hidden it, but he decreed it “for our glory” (1 Cor 2:7). The
hidden truth of God is no secret. It just makes no sense to the natural mind.
The hidden truth of God is not something God has locked away for himself. It is
a truth for our benefit. God loves us so much that he sent his son to die on
our behalf. It is in his death that we find life. That is the secret, hidden wisdom
of God. Can you believe it?
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