13 May 2015 - known unknowns

Areopagus

I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now.

Jesus does not give up on us. He does not insist that our understanding must immediately be perfect. He reveals himself in ways which we can understand...

For as I walked around looking carefully at your shrines,
I even discovered an altar inscribed, ‘To an Unknown God.’

...in order to bring us to the place where he can reveal himself to us...

What therefore you unknowingly worship, I proclaim to you.

None of us can bear everything God wants to tell us now. He overlooks these times of ignorance. But we must be ready to hear his call to repent when it comes. We ought not to say, "We should like to hear you on this some other time." We should desire to hear all that he desires to speak. We don't want to miss the confirmation he provides by raising Jesus from the dead. We don't want to close ourselves to the truth and miss the Spirit of truth guiding us into all truth.

We ought to be patient with our process and yet desire to hear the Holy Spirit declare to us what Jesus has from the Father. He is not farm from any of us! He is always at work! We can't close our ears even though we understand that we can't take it all in at once. Let us trust in Jesus to bring this good work to completion in us.

He is revealing his glory to the whole world and nothing will stop him if we just continue to listen to his word and to desire the understanding which his Holy Spirit bestows.

Praise the name of the LORD,
for his name alone is exalted;
His majesty is above earth and heaven.