The Simplicity of CHRIST vs The Complexity of Everything & Everyone else…!!

Let’s read Matthew 13:10-13, 16&17

The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?” He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand. ‘But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

Rabindranath Tagore once said this – “It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple.” You may not understand it the first time you read it. Hence, read it again and again till it makes sense.

In Spiritual terms, the above statement could be restated as follows: “It is very simple to be Joyful, but it is very difficult to be simple”; “It is very simple to be God’s very Son/Daughter, but it is very difficult to be simple”; “It is very simple to live Christ, but it is very difficult to be simple”…!

Jesus was a very simple man. He was in fact the simplest of all men. He was thus, because He was born of a Spirit who is the simplest of all beings.  

But, what does it mean to be SIMPLE? The opposite of SIMPLE is COMPLEX. So, being SIMPLE simply means to be “uncomplicated”. God’s instruction to Adam was a very simple one - “You can eat from any tree in the garden, except from the Tree-of-Knowledge-of-Good-and-Evil. Don’t eat from it. The moment you eat from that tree, you’re dead.”(Genesis 2:16, 17 MSG). God’s expectation of Adam & Eve was also a very simple one. But Adam & Eve chose the easy, complicated & truth less way of having their eyes opened, and be like God, knowing good and evil (Genesis 3:5b NIV). It is indeed difficult to be (present continuous) SIMPLE…!

All of Jesus’ preaching & ministry was very simple, yet very difficult to comprehend and practice. This is because we are more inclined to the easy, complicated & truth less way of this world than we are to the difficult yet Simple & Truthful way of God.

The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven is exclusive ONLY to those who diligently seek God through Christ (read Hebrews 11:6). If you are Spiritually driven, you will yearn to be SIMPLE (even though it is difficult) but if you are fleshly/religiously/worldly driven then you will yearn to be COMPLEX (just because it is easy..!)

Have your spiritual eyes open to see the “God’s-eye-view” and have your spiritual ears open to hear the very “voice of God”.

Is your life SIMPLE or COMPLEX right now??