The Thrill of Discovery

Proverbs 25: 2, It is God's privilege to conceal things and the king's privilege to discover them. NLT

Have you heard of the term, "The thrill of the hunt?" This term isn't exclusive to hunters. Christopher Columbus was a pioneer, who had a passion to discover new lands. Treasure hunters spend much of their lives scouring over land and sea looking for something of great significance and value. There is much satisfaction that comes from discovering something valuable that has either been lost, or that could help to better the world, such as vaccines and new medicines.

Why is this term, "Thrill of the hunt" so pervasive throughout the world? It seems that people from all walks of life, for example, explorers and astronauts are on a quest to invent, discover, or find ways to improve their lives or the lives of others. However, it is God who created us with the thirst to quest and to conquer. He has hidden things on purpose, so that we would be blessed with a sense of accomplishment when the riddle is solved or the problem is resolved. 

By His own nature, God set us up to be blessed. It is a blessing to Him to see His children get excited over the discovery of a great find. There are many people who became famous because of their contributions to society, whether they are inventions, innovations, or breakthroughs; however, God's greatest desire is that men will seek Him with whole hearts.

The Word of God tells us that God covers Himself in darkness. I find that odd considering that God is light, and in Him, there is no darkness. Nevertheless, He has hidden Himself so that we would form a thirst to know Him. We see this with the title of the final book of the Bible, the "Revelation" of Christ. God wants to reveal Himself to us; nonetheless, He wants us to seek Him. God rewards those who diligently seek Him. Let me add this from my own personal pursuit of God. When we pursue the revelation of God and His ways, it will spill over into other areas of our lives. In other words, we will become more enriched by our pursuit of God because His presence is released into our lives by the hunger and openness of our heart for God. By pursuing and discovering the ways of God, we are really discovering who we were intended to be before the fall of man. God is our Creator, and only He knows what we were created to be and His purpose for placing us on the earth. Let us develop an even greater thirst to seek after and discover our God. Even though He is invisible to the human eye, we can come to know Him in our hearts. 

The Is No God like Jehovah,
Pastor Asa Dockery