LESSON
13
The Secrets of God
As we continue on in the
Discipleship Course, we are going to switch gears from dealing with character
and the foundational doctrines of Christ.
We are going to begin to take a look at our personal relationship with
the Lord.
There are things God
desires to make known to us that we don’t yet understand. He is a god of secrets.
Deut. 29:29 The secret [things
belong] unto the LORD our God:
but those [things which are] revealed [belong] unto us and to our
children for ever, that [we] may do all the words of this law.
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God is a god of secrets.
Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the
prophets.
Psa. 91:1 He that dwelleth
in the secret place of the most High shall
abide under the shadow of the Almighty
There are secrets of God
and a secret place of God that many Christians never experience. It's not because God doesn't want to make Himself known, but it is because many do not search Him
out.
There are secrets that
God has. There are things God reveals to
us. And there is a purpose for that
revelation.
The word revelation
means something that was not seen before that can now be clearly seen. God is a god of revelation. God desires to reveal things that you have
never seen before. Those things are
God's secrets.
It is God's intention
and purpose to show you His secrets.
When you have a revelation of God's secrets, those secrets then belong
to you and your children.
Psa. 25:14 The secret of the
Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
God will not reveal His
secrets to just anyone.
Once we understand a truth or principle,
we then have the ability to function or operate in that principle.
There are laws in the
2 Cor.
3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the
glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory,
[even] as by the Spirit of the Lord.
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There are things God
will not reveal to heathens or immature Christians; not because God does not
love them but because knowledge is power.
If you put power in an immature vessel, he almost always uses that power
for destructive purposes. That is why
God takes us from glory to glory.
Isa. 28:13a But the word of
the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon
line, line upon line; here
a little, [and] there a little.
It is God's intention to
reveal His principles to us, line upon line and precept upon precept. Once a truth is revealed to you, it belongs
to you and you can act on it.
It is the same for
salvation. Once you understand that God
died for your sins, you can receive of that grace. You don't have the ability to own or use a
revelation until it is revealed to us.
When we understand that
God heals the sick, then healing belongs to us.
Then we can walk in that truth and receive our healing.
Many Christians hear the
Word and think it is great. They think
it applies to someone else and never learn to own it. They fail to see that if God has revealed it
to them, it belongs to them.
There is a group of people
that God reveals His secrets to.
Psa. 25:14 The secret of the
LORD [is] with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
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The word fear in this
scripture means dread or terrifying fear.
Someone who handles
explosives must have a fear or sense of awe for the substance they carry. If they do not, they will handle it carelessly
and get hurt.
Psa. 111:10 The fear of the
LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: his
praise endureth for ever.
The fear of the Lord is
not a fearing of coming close to the Lord, but rather having a fear of
mishandling the things of God or coming before Him glibly. It's having such a great respect for God
that you don't want to come before Him inappropriately.
Remember, the Old
Testament was a type and foreshadow of the way our Christianity is to be. In the Old Testament, God had a specific way
that His people had to approach Him. He
was teaching that there is a right way to approach Him.
Psa. 100:4 Enter
into his gates with thanksgiving, [and] into his courts with praise:
be thankful unto him, [and] bless his name.
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God established a
pattern for approaching Him. We are to
enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise.
The Old Testament taught
us that we have no right to come before God without appropriating the blood of
the sacrifice. You can not go before the
Father bypassing Jesus, the eternal sacrifice.
There is a right way to
come before God. If you try to bypass
that, God will not receive you.
God established an order
in His kingdom. His secrets are for
those who respect God and the things of God, that they
would never dare approach God irreverently.
The secrets of the Lord
are for those who know how to deal with God.
There is only one way to get to God and that's through Jesus.
God says there is a way
to worship Him; a way to pray; a way to give; a way to approach God.
Prov.
The secrets of the Lord
are for those who pursue God's character.
It is God’s plan and
purpose to reveal His secrets to you, because when you see them, you own them.
Isa. 45:3 And I will give
thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that
I, the LORD, which call [thee] by thy name, [am] the God of
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God will shed light on
the hidden places. In the hidden places
there are treasures.
The knowledge acquired
between 1900 and 1950 doubled the knowledge known to man up until that
time. From 1950 to 1985 that knowledge
was doubled again. Knowledge is rapidly
increasing.
Dan. 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book,
[even] to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge
shall be increased.
The reason there is an
increase in knowledge is not because we have gotten smarter. There is no
scientific evidence that we became smarter.
As a matter of fact, our SAT scores have dropped.
God prophesied in the
last days that there would be an increase in knowledge. Why is it happening? Because God pulled away the veil of darkness
so that we can see things we were never able to see before.
All truth is
parallel. All things in the natural have
their origin in the spirit realm. God is
opening our eyes to the spirit world, however it is only for those who fear
Him.
In Review:
1.
Define revelation.
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2. What
happens when you put knowledge in an immature vessel?
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3. What
group of people does God reveal His secrets to?
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4.
Explain the “fear of the Lord”?
Give examples.
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5. Why
is knowledge increasing so rapidly?
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