The hidden things are for the LORD our God but the revealed things are for us and our children forever
Translated from Afrikaans: “Die verborge dinge is vir die HERE ons GOD, maar die geopende dinge is vir ons en ons kinders vir ewig.”
DeuT 29:29 29“The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things which are revealed and disclosed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may do all of the words of this law.
In The New Living Translation, this text read as follows:
DEUT 29:29 29 “The Lord our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and our children are accountable forever for all that he has revealed to us, so that we may obey all the terms of these instructions.
When I read this passage from our Lord’s Word again, I thought of it:
Many people ask me many questions – and many I can answer, and many I cannot fully answer, and for many more, perhaps even most, I do not have a proper answer at all.
get an answer from the Word is to read the Word with the guidance of our Lord, like a child Not in a childish way like I also have experienced – but with a childlike heart. In this way I get the most answers from the Word in a childlike honest way.
Our Lord Jesus also teach us:
Matthew 18:3
3and said, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless you repent [that is, change your inner self—your old way of thinking, live changed lives] and become like children [trusting, humble, and forgiving], you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
On a previous occasion, Jesus spoke to His Father in this way.
Mat 11:25
25At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth [I openly and joyfully acknowledge Your great wisdom], that You have hidden these things [these spiritual truths] from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants [to new believers, to those seeking God’s will and purpose].
Bear with me to show you one more example concerning this matter:
Luk 18:17
17“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God [with faith and humility] like a child will not enter it at all.”
How is a child’s heart? Pure, humble, full of trust, and so beautifully receptive to be taught.
So I read in the Word that there are hidden things that only our Lord know, but that in His great love and grace He revealed Himself to us through Jesus Christ, and gave us His Word – full of wonderful revelations – as well as His Holy Spirit who teach and guide us in all truth.
ROM 16:25-26
Praise to God
25Now to Him who is able to establish and strengthen you [in the faith] according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery [of the plan of salvation] which has been kept secret for long ages past, 26but now has been disclosed and through the prophetic Scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the commandment of the eternal God, leading them to obedience to the faith, 27to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forevermore! Amen.
JOHN 15:15
15I do not call you servants any longer, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you [My] friends, because I have revealed to you everything that I have heard from My Father.
And so, GOD revealed to us many mysteries that were previously hidden – What HE wanted us to know.
If I now read something in the Word that I don’t understand, or something happen in my life that I don’t understand or doesn’t make sense to me – Then I just say:
“Praise the Lord! Because, fortunately, He knows everything – and I am in His hand, and then I quote for myself what my great hero Paul says in this regard:
1COR 13:12 For now [in this time of imperfection] we see in a mirror dimly [a blurred reflection, a riddle, an enigma], but then [when the time of perfection comes we will see reality] face to face. Now I know in part [just in fragments], but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known [by God].
More writings that connect to this are available on my website, under the section “Ministry” or which I can gladly forward to you by email on your request, are:
“Who could act as GOD’s counsellor?”
“How wonderful, you and I are free”
Prophecies concerning JESUS CHRIST in the Old Testament
Why would I want to question my God, my Creator, my Lord and Saviour?
God’s Word is the Truth and the Answer to every question.
Sakkie
Email: bediening@sakkieparsons.co.za
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Jude 1:24-25 To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy, to the only God our Saviour be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
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