I want to know – Part II
Thursday, September 9
I want to know – Part II
The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law. Deuteronomy 29:29
Faith lives with unanswered questions. In today’s verse God doesn’t say, “The secret things are there to frustrate you and lead you to despair.” He says, “The secret things belong to the Lord our God.” This means we are to accept the fact that God knows what He’s doing and can be trusted. If you can really get a firm grip on this truth, then it will settle you in the unsettling things of life. The Bible says that a day is coming when faith will be turned to sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). On that day we will know, even as we are known. But that day has yet to come, so we operate by faith in God who can be totally trusted to do what is right.
So how can you navigate through the secrets of God? The answer is found in trust. Know that the Father isn’t asking us to do something He wasn’t prepared to ask of His Son, Jesus. In the garden of Gethsemane, before His arrest, Jesus cries out to His father, “Father if you are willing, let this cup pass from me, yet not my will but yours be done.” Hours later on the cross Jesus said, “My God, my God why have you forsaken me?” (Mark 15:34). Jesus is staring into the mystery of what God has kept secret.
Jesus trusted in the Father and did according to His will. This are the directions God has left us with. First, you trust Him. Then, He will show Himself to you. God doesn’t give us all the details. Again that is part of us allowing Him to be God in our lives – allowing Him to iron things out and take care of the details.
Prayer for today: Dear God, thank You that I can trust You to hold the secret things from me. I admit that many times, I am confused and I have allowed doubts and questions to invade my life and rob me of peace. But, right now I choose to put my trust in You and leave today and the future in Your care. Amen.