“He stretcheth out the
north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.” -Job 26:7
Our existence is cloak in a constant state of
mystery. We are continually striving to
understand the world around us, and beyond us.
Discovery is embedded in the fiber of humanity, and we are all slave to
the search. We search for answers to the
physical and metaphysical, endeavoring to discover truths in this world and the
world to come. Truths we can trust in,
we can build on.
Our continual journey to further discovery has
brought us to a technological age that allows us to see into galaxies, split
atoms, walk the moon, and explore the deep.
We understand so much more than we used to, and like generations before
us, our understanding has led many to conclude that without proof there is no
trust. Today, thousands of years later,
we understand that gravity keeps the sky above our head. We understand that gravity keeps the earth “hanging upon nothing.” Science, innovation, and technology fueled by
our desire for discovery has brought us concrete proof of this. Proof that we now trust in. We trust it so much that we will send a man
into space knowing he can return. We
trust in it so much that we will haphazardly board a plane for takeoff,
expecting it to return to Earth (in one piece).
Our kids may weep when their brand-new balloon slips through their
fingers, but we don’t (partly because, most parents hate balloons), because we
know eventually the balloon is coming back down. The mystery has been revealed. In Job’s the day he was stating a mystery,
that humanity would later discover, prove, and trust in. There are many mystery’s in the Bible that
humanity would late discover and trust in.
There some that humanity is convinced they have discovered, proved erroneous,
and do not trust in; and there are many that humanity will never prove, and may
never trust in. Through all our striving
and advancements; what is far more paramount than any temporal discovery is the
message that Job was trying to covey.
The great mystery is not finding the why in the creation but finding the
Creator himself. This discovery has no
proof which can be gained by logic or reason; but only through the merit of
Jesus Christ. When you accept that faith
is the answer, and not just another question; then you have made one giant leap
to discovering the greatest mystery.
What is this great mystery? The Bible tells us “Christ in you the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27).” The one who stretched the north, and hanged the earth on nothing is the one who
wants to live within your heart. He will
teach you all things and bring all things
to your remembrance. He will reveal
the mystery of the spiritual, and help you understand the physical. It’s important to understand this world
around us, but in the grand scheme of things it is like kids trying to
understand a sandbox. Far greater to
discover the mystery of Godliness, possess the Spirit of holiness, and have
Christ in you the hope of glory. The
proof you can trust in, build on, even if you cannot see it.
