23/04/2026
PEACE AND GRACE UNTO YOU.
⛪️A DEVOTIONAL TO NOURISH YOUR SPIRIT⛪️
TO BE A DISCONNECTED PERSON, IS TO LOSE YOUR POTENTIAL! ( PART FOUR)
📖1 Corinthians 2:9"No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” (NLT)
✍️Another key aspect of our anchor Scripture is:
✔️MYSTERIOUS NATURE OF GOD.
✍️This points us to God's "inscrutable" or "unexplainable" acts. The phrase encourages
Christians to rely on spiritual insight
through the Holy Spirit, rather than relying solely on human intellect, which is deemed incapable of
comprehending the full, perfect nature of God.
✍️Inscrutable" or "unexplainable" acts of God refer to divine actions, decisions, or silences that transcend human logic, often described as "unsearchable" (Romans 11:33) or "mysterious". These acts are considered part of a higher wisdom that is "past finding out"
✍️Below are some of God's "inscrutable" or "unexplainable" acts:
🔹️THE PERMITTING OF EVIL AND SUFFERING.
✍️A primary example is why an all-powerful and good God allows suffering, pain, and evil to exist. This is often considered a "divine mystery" that cannot be fully grasped by human reasoning only God knows why , but usually the end of it is for the manifestation of God’s glory. The Bible suggests that God permits evil and suffering for reasons including testing faith (1 Peter 1:6-7), developing spiritual character (Romans 5:3-5), preventing greater evil (Genesis 50:20), and fostering an eternal, rather than earthly, perspective (2 Corinthians 4:16-18). The core focus is that God brings good from suffering for those who trust Him.
🔹️THE SOVEREIGN ELECTION AND SELECTION.
✍️The Bible mentions God choosing specific individuals for His purposes over others, such as electing Jacob over Esau, which is often viewed as an exercise of sovereign, unexplainable will (Romans 9:10-13" And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac; 11. (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) 12. It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. 13. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.( KJV)
🔹️THE USE OF "NEGATIVE" CIRCUMSTANCES FOR GOOD.
✍️God often orchestrates events that appear disastrous or negative on the surface to produce a positive outcome, such as the betrayal of Joseph by his brothers, which was used to save lives (Genesis 50:20" You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.(NLT)
🔹️THE UNCONVENTIONAL TIMING AND DELAYS.
✍️God often operates on a timeline that differs from human expectations, such as waiting until Moses was 80 to use him, or delaying in rescuing Lazarus to perform a greater miracle (John 11).
🔹️THE INCARNATION AND CRUCIFIXION.
✍️The idea that God became human and allowed Himself to be killed to conquer death is considered a profound, paradoxical mystery ("the mystery of godliness")
(John 1:14"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." (ESV). This verse highlights God (the Word) taking on human nature (flesh) to live among humanity
🔹️THE HIDDEN PROVIDENCE.
✍️These are instances where God works behind the scenes to turn tragic situations into victorious ones, described as "untraceable ways". Like the story of Jesus Christ turning water into wine as described in (John 2:1-11)
🔹️THE DIVINE SILENCE.
✍️Moments when God seems silent or distant in response to prayer, often designed to develop faith and character, are considered inscrutable, as it may mean a greater purpose is being developed. Divine silence in the Bible often represents a profound spiritual space for waiting, reverence, and testing faith, rather than mere absence. Key verses include (Habakkuk 2:20"the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him") and Revelation 8:1 (silence in heaven), alongside 1 Kings 19:12 where God speaks in a "gentle whisper" or "sheer silence".
🔹️USING WEAKNESS TO CONFOUND STRENGTH: A consistent "inscrutable" method is using "foolish" or weak things, such as an unlikely underdog, to defeat the strong (1 Cor 1:27-29" But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28. And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29. That no flesh should glory in his presence. (KJV)
✍️These actions, though often confusing to human understanding, are generally believed to be rooted in God's "unsearchable" wisdom and "untraceable" methods, with the ultimate purpose of revealing His glory in our lives and the ugly circumstances we face in life. May the mysterious nature of God be revealed in every aspect of your life in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen! Don't forget that "WE ARE FOR SIGNS AND FOR WONDERS"
By Apostle Dr. Gift Sira
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