“As unknown, and yet well known.”
(2 Cor. 6:9)
My definition of paradox (not the dictionary’s) is: two seemingly opposites that when investigated are compatible with one another. Those who have taken time to study life are aware of its many paradoxes. People who do not understand this truth invariably are perplexed when confronted with this fact, in their own lives as well as that of others. Many unknowns presently may become well-knowns, in the future.
Paul, along with the twelve, was virtually unknown to the world of their day, in one sense of the word. Oswald Chambers was not famous during his lifetime. At the time of his death in 1917 at the age of forty-three, he had published only three books. His wife of seven years, Bittie, had taken down his sermons and lectures in shorthand. She spent the rest of her life publishing these. Thus,“He being dead yet speaketh.”
Vincent Van Gogh died in 1890 having sold only one painting, equivalent today to about $109. After his demise they found some 2000 pieces of art valued in the millions. As to us Christians, the world sees us in rags today, but God sees us in riches tomorrow. We are unnoticed, unappreciated, and unloved by this present world system, but recognized, valued, and above all loved by all, in the next world. TAKE THE WORLD BUT GIVE ME JESUS!
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