“As we probe reality, we discover that nothing is more mysterious than life itself.”
Have you ever thought about life? Reality, in general? It is mysterious, isn’t it. R.C. Sproul wrote the above quote and is spot on. It is quite overwhelming to consider life, existence, and your existence. We naturally ask where in the world we came from, why we are here, and what even is here? In other words, “nothing is more mysterious than life itself.”
I think this is why those that trip on hallucinogens like DMT can experience what some call “depersonalization”. Some experience absolute fear and terror while under the influence of hallucinogens, believing themselves to be in other worlds or dimensions. The experience changes them to the core. Perhaps fundamental to this depersonalization is wading into a sense of the mystery of life itself but having no reference point, no handrails or guardrails, no answers to the mysteries. Asking, “What even is life and who am I?” but having no sense of direction on how to even begin answering that question.
R.C. Sproul goes on to say, “We find reality ultimately in God; without Him there is no plant life, animal life, or human life, because all power to live comes from Him, who alone has all life in and of Himself.” In other words, we make sense of life only with the foundational focal point of God. God is has all life in and of himself and our life comes from Him and is utterly dependent on Him.
Ps. 8 ponders the wonders of creation, heavenly beings, and human identity. Everything is made sense of in light of the reality of what begins and ends the Psalm. “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!“ (Ps. 8:1 & 8:9). The Psalmists begins and ends looking up and out to who God is and what God has done. Only in knowing God, in Christ, do we understand the mystery of life and our place in existence, which is ultimately to be able to glorify and enjoy God forever.
