The Value of Mystery
Proverbs 25:2
1st Mysteries create faith or offense
Matthew 13:53-58
When Jesus had finished telling these stories and illustrations, he left that part of the country. He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed and said, "Where does he get this wisdom and the power to do miracles?" Then they scoffed, "He's just the carpenter's son, and we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers—James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas. All his sisters live right here among us. Where did he learn all these things?" And they were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. Then Jesus told them, "A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his own family." And so he did only a few miracles there because of their unbelief.
2nd Mysteries are an invitation to seek
Proverbs 25:2 ESV
It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.
Matthew 7:7 NIV
seek and you will find;
Matthew 7:8 NIV
he who seeks finds;
3rd Mysteries are unlocked by hunger
Matthew 13:11 NKJV
it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
Proverbs 25:2 ESV
It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.
Revelation 1:6
we are kings and priests to our God.
Matthew 13:11 NKJV
it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
