Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant (1 Corinthians 12:1).

Thanks, Paul.

I don’t want me to be ignorant, either.

Beloved, don’t let that go by too quickly. If we trust that God is inspiring Paul–and I do–that means that God doesn’t want to leave you in the dark.

He wants you to understand.

Charlatans work in darkness and mystery, because their power is in your confusion. They need to keep you off balance and addled, so that you will blindly trust them.

God is not a charlatan.

God is…you know…God.

He has no need of hidden knowledge or hocus pocus, because his power is real and his truth is living. So he is, as Nebuchadnezzar called him, “The Revealer of Mysteries.”

Does that mean that we’re going to understand everything there is to know about God? Of course not–we are finite, while He is infinite. But He is willing to reveal as much as we can handle, and then teach us to handle more.

So seek Him, Beloved. He is waiting.

Happy Wednesday