PLUNGING INTO THE UNKNOWN | KAIROS GLOBAL | AUGUST 2022

What if the Aston Martin Vantage GT12 is convinced that it is just a pull cart and lives like one, oblivious of its power or potential? As a larva that does not know the fascinating butterfly it will soon become, man also does not know his own greatness or what he is destined to become. He lives in ignorance of what he is actually capable of. All that he is able to envision with his so-called advanced intellect is so meagre. It seldom measures up to the reality of who he really is or what he is capable of.Man can only find himself fully in God – his creator.Man does not become great by addition but by subtraction. Man tries to become great by accruing degrees, possession, wealth, health, superficial beauty, name, fame, etc. He thinks he is the sum total of the value of all that he possesses. Truth is, he becomes great only by letting go...His greatness lies within himself. Being not humble enough to look up to God, he fails to look into himself to find treasure. The godless man is driven by inordinate passions and desires rather than the light and wisdom of God. The greatest of his ambitions thus is still earth-bound and tiny.Who is a godless man? You might think I'm referring to some self-professed atheists and God haters. Error! I'm referring to all those who have not plunged into the unknown leaving their lives totally into the hands of God. Those who are 'in control' of their own lives are like the Aston Martin pull cart. Let me repeat: Man cannot reach his fullest potential except in God – his creator.Salvation as you might think is not merely a saving act but a discovery of self. It is discovering who I actually am. It is discovering my real greatness. It is about sharing God's own life, it is partaking in God's divine nature. 

Growing into true greatness means unlearning worldly knowledge and relearning everything in the light of the divine. Jesus said, I am the way and the truth and the life (John 14:6). He also said, I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life (John 8:12). Jesus is the revelation of the Father in whom we have our fullness. It is the Holy Spirit, the same Spirit that animates the life of God that God has given to us, to animate our lives. True greatness is ascending to the realm of the creator, gliding on the supernatural grace he supplies. God wants us to ascend to his own glory. He loves us so much that he wants to share everything with us.If we choose to surrender and handover the reins of our lives to God and throw ourselves into his hands, trusting him without a trace of doubt, reordering our lives according to his commandments, we will be set free to soar heights and traverse depths unknown. This unknown is God. But he won’t be unknown for long. Knowing God just as he knows us is Heaven. Heaven awaits us.True greatness lies in abandoning oneself into the merciful, all powerful, protecting, caring, empowering, fatherly, yet mighty hands of God.Jesus answered him, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise (Luke 23:43).

(Taken from Jacob Jose’s blog, www.myarticulateheart.com)