July 15, 2022 - Good Morning! It's Friday, July 15.
On July 15, 1798, a great mystery was solved. Napoleon's army had invaded Egypt and a soldier stumbled upon an engraved stone in the city of Rosetta. This "Rosetta Stone" proved to be the key that would unlock the mystery of the ancient Egyptian language, a language first developed 4000 years before Bethlehem.
By modern times, the Egyptian hieroglyphs (picture symbols) had become indecipherable. The Rosetta Stone featured a royal decree written in Ancient Egyptian and, underneath, the same decree written in Ancient Greek, a language that was still understood in 1798. And so, by comparing the two writings, the great mystery began to unravel. The discovery of the Rosetta Stone remains one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time.
In Colossians 1:26, the Apostle Paul speaks of "the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord's people". And in Luke 12:46, Jesus says, "I have come into this world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness".
Jesus has existed since before time began. And God's redemptive plan for us is timeless, as well. But for much of history, man did not fully understand this "mystery". And then, on that day in Jerusalem, the mystery was revealed, as God's only begotten Son became our Savior.
Jesus is the Key that unlocked the mystery. Jesus is the Light that guides us out of darkness.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
Bro. David
dmathis@fbccenter.org
