God has selectively opened the minds of some to understand His will, while withholding such understanding from others. This selectivity is evident in the way He reveals hidden truths or secrets of His Kingdom to the initiated, those blessed with insight, while they remain unintelligible to the uninitiated. He has willed it that certain individuals grasp His revealed will as declared in His Word, enabling them to obey it, whereas others, reading the same scriptures, find no need to submit to these truths. This opening of the mind is a gift of His grace, not earned, but determined by His sovereign purpose. He holds within Himself the reasons for this distinction, keeping secret why some are called to understand and others are not. Our responsibility is to pay attention to His clearly revealed will, as it is through this revelation that He prepares us for His Kingdom.

The Holy Spirit, given to the church during the events of Acts 2, begins to transform members when they first receive it and continues through the conversion process and the rest of their lives through to the Kingdom. We, as God's first fruits, should continually choose to look at the work It is doing in our lives and take advantage of the new knowledge imparted to us by the Holy Spirit, working with God to modify ourselves to be more united with Him. God's Holy Spirit opens our eyes to prophetic knowledge as well as to insights as to how God's current intervention in world's affairs impact His ultimate purpose, knowledge currently denied to the rest of the world (John 14:17). We must remember to rely on God's Holy Spirit when we need endurance and when things look grim. The Spirit and all gifts are distributed in different ways among the church brethren, and we need it to deepen relationships with our spiritual siblings for a successful finish of the mission of the church, as well as our own walk.

The opening of the mind is a vital part of the calling that God extends to us, a treasure of immense value that He selectively grants. This process begins when God stirs up a person's mind, drawing them toward Jesus Christ, as He Himself stated that no one comes to Him without this divine attraction. Through this drawing, we start to perceive Jesus as an extraordinary Person with peculiar powers, essential to achieving the purpose of our calling. Like Nicodemus, who sought Jesus under the cover of night to gain understanding, we are led to recognize the necessity of a relationship with Him for our success in what we are being drawn into. God places thoughts in our minds about the value of Christ, prompting us to act upon them if we are wise. This stirring is not random but purposeful, as God and Jesus Christ personally evaluate and select each one of us for a specific role within the body, just as He chose the twelve apostles He wanted. The responsibility lies with us to place a high value on this gift, understanding that where our treasure is, there our heart will be also. Jesus uses the term treasure to indicate what we value most highly, urging us to labor to protect and increase the abundance of this gift we have received. The strength of our commitment and faithfulness to meeting the requirements of our calling depends on the value we assign to this treasure that God has opened our minds to receive.

The opening of the mind is a divine act by which God reveals His purpose and plan to those He has specifically chosen. Only to those whom He has called can the fullness of His teaching be grasped, as He hides and reveals according to His will. The called physically hear the same words as the uncalled, but they understand because He has opened their minds, placing them in a separate spiritual category. This revelation, often termed a mystery or secret in Scripture, is a personal and individual gift from Him, transforming mere surface understanding into a life-directing force toward His purpose. While many can comprehend individual verses or doctrines, only those whose minds He has opened can truly piece together His purpose in a meaningful, life-altering way. This opening of the mind, as seen in various callings, prompts a reaction—often immediate and positive—leading to a change in life's direction as one follows His call.