Proverbs 2:5. then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
At my church we do an Easter egg hunt each year. All the kids line up behind a rope and then, when the rope drops, the kids scramble off to find as many eggs as they can. They have to “hunt” for the eggs. However, it’s not a very difficult hunt because the eggs are all really bright, and just lying there on the grass in a big open field. In fact, it’s so easy we have to limit how many eggs can be taken by each child.
Our hunt for wisdom is like hunting for those Easter eggs. God’s wisdom and the knowledge of God is hidden in plain sight. The knowledge of God is both hidden and revealed in Christ. God’s wisdom is both hidden and revealed in the cross. Christ and his cross have made the unknowable God known. The unconditional love and sacrifice of God, his mercy and kindness, his justice and holiness are all revealed in Christ and his cross. But they are also hidden in that same cross, and only those who will search for him there, at Calvary, will find the true God. God hidden in the saving work of Jesus, a work that many will reject as sheer foolishness.
When a child finds an Easter egg what do they do? They open it up revealing that sweet treat to eat, taking into themselves the mystery of the egg. What was hidden in the egg is now inside of them. The same is true of our union with Christ. What is hidden in Christ is now inside of us. When we partake of Christ, we receive his love, mercy, kindness, justice, and holiness into ourselves. Now God is hidden IN us. The knowledge of God has become the knowing of God in the most intimate of relationships. A relationship of complete trust.
The good news is that when you are united to Christ you no longer need to find Jesus; he has already found you. But we do need to find the wisdom of God that is hidden in him.
Colossians 2:2-3. 2that [the believers] hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, 3in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Christian do you understand that all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are ours in Christ? What does this mean? It means that we have the answer to every one of life’s biggest questions. Why are we here? What is life’s purpose? How should we live? Where are we headed? Who is in charge? Why is there evil in the world? What is God like? Does God love me? All of these and more are answered in Christ. In his cross. In the fear of the Lord.
Child of God, the eggs of wisdom are all lying right there in front of you in Jesus. You just have to open them up and partake of the divine wisdom hidden inside.
You: Have you been seeking the knowledge of God in Christ, or from somewhere else?
You in Christ: How does Christ reveal God to you? Remember Jesus’ words, “If you have seen me, you have seen the Father.”
Christ in you: How can you bring the Christ hidden in you into plain sight today?
Pray: Father, thank you for hiding yourself in plain sight, in Jesus and his cross. May I know you by knowing him. Amen.
To Live is Christ 