Colossians 2:2-3

My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.





Holy Spirit….. I am asking for all of these things!

• The full riches of complete understanding
• To know the mystery of God, whom is Christ
• Reveal the hidden treasures of wisdom and knowledge in Christ

I know that all the promises are yes and amen to all who believe!
I have expectation of more revelation!
You are giving me a more complete understanding of who Christ is and, I am determined to do my part by digging these nuggets out of your precious Word!

A word from the Lord after my prayer above:

It’s yours! When you seek me with all your heart, I will be found by you. It is my good pleasure to reveal Christ to you in ever increasing fullness. There are many facets to God Almighty! If you lived to be very old you would only scratch the service of his complete goodness. Seek after the Many-faceted One as if you were seeking after a lost treasure. You will not be disappointed or turned away!

Let’s look at the word complete as it pertains to understanding in the preceding verse.
One definition of complete is, thorough or perfect, lacking none of the parts; full; whole; entire.
I want that kind of perfect understanding! Don’t you? I can think of at least ten things right now that I need better. No, not better, I want perfect, complete understanding. The Lord says in the above scripture that he wants us to have the full riches of complete understanding!

Psalm 147:5
Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.

This understanding that is available to all of us who are His children, well it’s limitless!
I can keep asking, and asking, and asking. He does not grow weary of our questions. He delights in us coming to him.

Matthew 7:7-8 Amplified version
Keep on asking and it will be given to you; keep on seeking and you will find; keep on knocking and the door will be opened. For everyone who keeps on asking receives; and he who keeps on seeking finds; and to him who keeps on knocking, the door will be opened.

Sometimes I feel less than equipped to write these cassia offerings. I quip, “I am not educated enough.” I don’t entertain that thought, and other thoughts we won’t mention in this blog. I have this “knowing” that it is not me entirely. It is not just me. Holy Spirit inspires me when I sit down for my quiet times with Him. He imparts understanding of the scriptures and then I write!

Psalm 119:130-131
The entrance of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands.

He…the Lord, the Holy One, the Many-faceted One, gives understanding of the scriptures and then I write. You may not enjoy writing like I do, but we all need understanding of so many things pertaining to life.

This understanding in the above scripture was given so that we would know the mystery of God, namely Christ.

How do we know Christ?
To know someone implies intimacy. In Biblical history to know someone meant you had sexual relations with that person. One of the definitions of the word know, simply means to be acquainted or familiar with.

Some ways of getting to know Christ is by spending time with him. Communication is essential to building a strong relationship. The Apostle Paul compared Christ’s relationship with the Church to the marriage relationship, in Ephesians chapter five. Include him in your decision making, hence ask and keep on asking.

And, of course studying the scriptures is essential to knowing him; it also shows us how he lived his life. Jesus said that He sent the Holy Spirit to help us. Fellowship with the Holy Spirit is vital to knowing Christ. In 1 Corinthians Chapter two the author talks about how the Holy Spirit searches the deep things of God and reveals them to us.

My favorite part of this scripture is the final sentence. Let’s look at it. “In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” We can rephrase that. In Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

This is where we get to dig for the hidden treasure that is available to all of us who believe.

God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him. Who? In Christ all the fullness of God Almighty dwells. Oh my goodness! This is exciting, because we have access to all that fullness through Christ! I love wisdom, I ask for it always. When I think of all the things I need, wisdom is at the top of my list.Wisdom is the power to judge rightly and following the soundest course of action, based on knowledge, experience, understanding, etc. It is having good judgment. I am so thankful that I had access to this hidden treasure as I was raising my children! We can’t go it alone and be successful in life. I am very dependent on Jesus!

I am going to close this rather lengthy cassia offering with two short parables Jesus told to his followers.

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.

I believe this with all my heart. And I live in expectancy of incredible hidden treasures in my life. This amazing walk we have with Jesus in his kingdom of love is full to overflowing with surprises and discoveries for us.

To name just a few:

• Special encounters with people…including salvations, walking them through physical and emotional healings,
• Speaking words of encouragement at just the right time.
• Blessing someone financially or preparing a meal for a family.
• Finding incredible revelation in the scriptures
• Connecting with the heart of Jesus during worship.
• Having the knowledge to solve difficult problems
• Knowing the cure for cancers of all kinds.
• Creativity of all kinds, including painting, writing, singing, song writing, playing an instrument, dances.
• For me, having the Holy Spirit download a children’s story in my dreams.

Last year my husband and I went to a writer’s conference in California. A large church hosted it and the keynote speaker was the author of “The Shack”, William P. Younge. He was truly a humble man. After he spoke to an audience of probably a thousand people, he came down into the audience to pray with people. I witnessed him embracing someone as he prayed on their behalf. He was given that incredible book by the Holy Spirit. Yes, it was based on a true life tragedy that would have broken most people but God turned this tragedy into a treasure for him.

That same week during the conference Holy Spirit gave me back a beautiful memory that I had blocked out for many years. My husband and I are co-authoring this little memory that has been turned into an amazing story of redemption! I believe with all my heart that God has given me a treasure in this book. I am so excited and looking forward to its completion.

That is the amazing God Almighty that we serve!
Seek him and keep on seeking him! He will be found by you!