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Proverbs!
These are additional proverbs of Solomon, which were copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah: 
It is the glory of God 
to conceal a matter 
and the glory of kings 
to search it out. 
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, 
so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.
Proverbs 25:1-3 BSB
Does this Proverb feel a bit obscure?
Like something needs to be discovered about it?
I wonder if that's the point!
When we meet people, there's things that are tucked away that we may not know about them, but more than that, their thoughts and feelings and what makes them tick...these are mysteries.
Sometimes the things that make us tick are mysteries even to ourselves!
There's lots about God that is revealed. We find that in his word, and in The Word, Jesus. 
And this proverb indicates that there's more. More to be discovered.
And that's good work to do, to sit with the mysteries of God knowing that there's more to discover.
And in that, as we journey with one another, with other image bearers of God, knowing that there is more to discover about ourselves and each other is OK. 
This proverb gives us permission to ponder, to discover, to be OK with not having all the answers...
(In the context that God is Love, He is personal, and we are His beloved)
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#somethingtochewon
#mystery
#dearlyloved



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