Friday, February 20, 2026

Bible in a Year: Psalms 48-50 | Acts 19

If you change just one letter in mystery, you get mastery. Isn’t that fascinating?

It’s a simple shift of the second letter from a “y” to an “a”, but the meaning behind these two words is so different.

When something is mysterious, it invites questions and highlights what we don't yet understand. But mastery suggests something finished and secure, as if nothing is missing or left unresolved. It carries the sense of completeness and wholeness, just as it is.

For me, this shift reflects some of the steps we take on our spiritual journey.

Many of us begin our faith with curiosity. We ask questions and have all this wonder, or even doubts, stirring in our hearts.

We stand on the outside looking in, trying to understand who God is and what following Jesus really means.

But as we continue building a relationship with him, that mystery begins to unfold. We begin to see his work in our lives, and, with the help of our Advocate, the Holy Spirit, we recognize his whispers and nudges, too.

Over time, the mystery that once stirred our curiosity gives way to the mastery of God’s work, revealed in creation and in the masterful ways he weaves himself into every detail of our lives.

Psalm 139:13–14
You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body

   and knit me together in my mother’s womb.

Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!

   Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.

We aren't created by accident. We are intentionally formed, deeply known, and masterfully made in his image.

When we begin to see ourselves through this lens, something as simple as a shift from “y” to “a” can transform us from the inside out.

Knowing we are masterfully made can help us stop striving to earn our worth or chase approval. We can live from a place where we are no longer defined by failure, comparison, or pain and begin to live from the secure identity Christ has given us, anchored by the mastery of his love—a love that makes us whole.

Whether you’re just discovering the mystery of Jesus or have been exploring his masterful ways for years, may your heart remain open to say yes to him and receive all that he has for you on this life-changing adventure.

Questions:
Where in your life does something feel “mysterious" or hard to understand right now?

What is one way you can thank God for how he created you?

Next Steps:
Pray honestly about something you don’t understand, then ask God to show you one area where you’ve been stuck in the mystery rather than opening your heart to experience his mastery.

Part of God’s mastery of us is that we were all created on purpose and for a purpose. If you haven’t discovered your purpose, plan to attend GrowthTrack.

Prayer:
God, there are things in my life I don’t understand, questions I don’t have answers for, and moments that still feel confusing and heavy. Help me trust you when the path isn’t clear. Remind me that you are working, even when I can’t see it. Teach me to rest in your goodness and believe in your plan. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.

Series Theme Verse:

Colossians 3:10
Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.

This post was written by Lori Tuckerman, Director of Content for the Daily LivingItOut.