Who doesn’t love a mystery? The basis of so many books of fiction is to find out who and how the villain in the novel committed the crime. Why are popular TV shows like NCIS so popular for season after season? Perhaps it is because there are those hidden clues to solve every crime? How do you explain the fascination of escape rooms and seeking to find the hidden clues that allow you to find the answer as to how to get out? There is just something about solving a mystery that is so satisfying.
Now consider this when you read that God’s plan of redemption is described as a mystery. The mystery begins in the Garden of Eden and as one studies the Divine history of God and how He deals with the sin problem that is finally revealed in the rest of the Bible. Putting all the parts of the puzzle together is why a child can begin learning about God and then for the rest of his life be so fascinated as he learns more and more about the nature of God, sin, salvation, the cross, the church, the judgment, heaven, providence, atonement, and an endless list of all the Bible reveals.
One truth needs to be kept in mind as you consider this and that is the truth that the most important aspects of one’s personal relationship with his Creator are the truths most clearly stated in the Bible. Having a relationship with God is so easy to find. The Bible speaks of milk and meat in studying the scriptures (Heb. 5:12-14). Having a relationship with God begins with a new birth and feeding on the milk of the word. The “meat” of the word leads to a lifetime of study. The path to God is “milk” and it is so clearly revealed in the Bible.
The road to heaven is so easy to understand that anyone can find it. God used Isaiah to prophesy about this truth in Isaiah chapter thirty-five. He vividly described a “…road … the Highway of Holiness” (v. 8) that enables one to see “…the glory of the Lord, the excellency of our God” (v. 2). Our Creator then describes how easy it would be to travel that Highway of Holiness by saying, “Whoever walks the road, though a fool, shall not go astray…but the redeemed shall walk there” (v. 8-9).
Heaven’s key to entering that highway is found in the first beatitude. “Blessed are the poor in spirit” (Matt. 5:3). His promise is, “You shall seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart” (Jer. 29:13). No one will enter heaven until he humbly seeks God.
Are you seeking Him and need help? Entering the road is simple. Humbly read Heb. 11:6; John 8:24; Acts 17:30; Rom. 10:9; Acts 2:38; 22:16. The path is easy to find. Humbly seek Him. Read His words and obey them.
-Dan Jenkins
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