In on the secret

Classified! Top Secret! Many organization and government has secrets that closely held. Some of these are super important, critical to security and safety and some are, well, not all that earth shattering; as in, KFC has the colonel's secret recipe for making chicken taste good. Those with knowledge of the secrets enjoy powerful privilege, don't they?

As Believers, you and I have access to the secrets of the Kingdom of God! What a privilege, what an honor God has given to us in revealing Himself and His ways to us. Jesus said, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you." (Mark 4:11, NIV) What He meant was that those called by the Spirit and made alive in Spirit, grasp the realities of God's rule while those without the Spirit see nothing at all! When Jesus stood before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor was puzzled by the accusation made against him that he was a king inciting rebellion. He asked, "Where is your kingdom?" Jesus answered him with these words, cryptic to those without faith, "“My kingdom doesn’t consist of what you see around you. If it did, my followers would fight so that I wouldn’t be handed over to the Jews. But I’m not that kind of king, not the world’s kind of king.”" (John 18:36, The Message) So was He delusional? Of course not. Those who follow Him today are not deluded, either, though they are often accused of being 'out of touch' by those who cannot understand the Kingdom of God. We see the unseen and live by a wisdom that transcends the knowledge of this world. God, the Spirit, gives to us the secrets of the Kingdom!

Living in the Kingdom lets us understand the riddles that puzzle unbelievers -

"Die to live."

"Give to gain."

"Serve to rule."

"Turn the other cheek."

"Forgive those who mistreat you." Matthew 5 begins with the Beatitudes which are sheer nonsense to those who are not given the secret of the Kingdom! "Blessed are the poor in spirit... blessed are those who mourn... blessed are the meek." Such words invite ridicule in a world where the rich, the happy, and the powerful are envied and emulated, yet they make sense to those who know the secret Kingdom, who organize their lives by the laws of Heaven.

Paul tell of the secrets of the Kingdom, too. "I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world, and not the kind that appeals to the rulers of this world, who are being brought to nothing. No, the wisdom we speak of is the secret wisdom of God, which was hidden in former times, though he made it for our benefit before the world began. But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would never have crucified our glorious Lord. That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” But we know these things because God has revealed them to us by his Spirit, and his Spirit searches out everything and shows us even God’s deep secrets." (1 Corinthians 2:6-10, NLT)

Which wisdom, dear friend, shapes your decisions? Are you living by the conventional wisdom that teaches you to go for the gusto as you reach for your potential? Are you living to die, your only hope being what you can enjoy in these fleeting days of your earthly existence? There is a secret Kingdom that you can know. It is seen through eyes of faith, made plain by the Spirit revelation. Jesus told a man of power and prominence - “I assure you, unless you are born again, you can never see the Kingdom of God...The truth is, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit." (John 3:3, 5 NLT)

Receive Christ today! Let the Spirit cause you to be born anew, a living child of God, in on the secret of eternal life, heavenly life right here and now!