LESSON
14
Understanding God’s 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.
God's intention is for
us to understand His secrets.
Luke 8:17 For nothing
is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither [any thing] hid, that shall not be known and
come abroad.
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There is nothing that is
in secret that will not be made manifest.
God doesn’t want His secrets to remain secrets. He desires to reveal them to those who fear
Him.
1Cor. 2:9-12 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,
neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared
for them that love him. But God
hath revealed [them] unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth
all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth
the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even
so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit
of God. Now we have received, not
the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the
things that are freely given to us of God.
It is God's desire to
reveal His secrets. Many don't
understand the way God thinks, because they don't know His secrets.
Isa. 55:8-9 For my thoughts
[are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith
the LORD. For [as] the heavens are higher than the
earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your
thoughts.
It is God's intention to
reveal His thoughts to you. When God
reveals them to you, they belong to you.
2 Pet. 1:2-4 (amp.) May
grace (God’s favor) and peace, (which is perfect well-being, all necessary
good, all spiritual prosperity and freedom from fears and agitating passions
and moral conflicts) be multiplied to you in (the full, personal, precise and
correct) knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. For His divine power has bestowed upon us all
things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the
(full, personal) knowledge of Him Who called
us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue). By means of these He has bestowed upon us His
precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through them you may escape (by
flight) from the moral decay (rottenness and corruption) that is in the world
because of covetousness (lust and greed), and become sharers (partakers) of the
divine nature.
The more you see of God,
the more grace and peace you have working in your life.
We have access to the
things of God through the knowledge of God.
When you see them, you have the ability to use them. It will give you the power you need to escape
the corruption of the world.
Deut.
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There is a reason God
reveals His secrets. God wants to give
you revelation of His secrets, to establish His covenant, not to promote your
ego.
God's secrets aren't
vain imaginations that you muster up in the scriptures. The Lord says that if you see Him, you shall
be like Him. If you're truly seeking the
secrets of the Lord, you will become like Him.
You will receive more humility, love, grace and power.
We're in a day where
people are seeking revelation, but they are seeking it for revelation's sake,
rather than seeking God for God's sake.
His secrets are not for
your personal gain, but for establishing God's kingdom and purposes through
you.
Eph. 1:15-17 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord
Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my
prayers; That the God of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and
revelation in the knowledge of him.
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This is the apostle Paul's prayer inspired by the Holy Spirit for us. This is God's prayer for you, therefore it
cannot fail.
God wants to give us the
spirit of wisdom and revelation so we can know His secrets. Remember, revelation is the ability to see
what you could not see before.
It is God's will for us
to know His secrets. What are these
secrets of God? They are the deep,
intimate revelations or knowledge of Him.
God does not reveal His
secrets to everyone. Consider your
friends. All of us have someone we
confide in, someone
we can share our intimate secrets with.
We do not tell our secrets to everyone.
They are secrets because we choose to withhold them from the general
public.
We are created in the
image of God. God desires and longs to
reveal Himself to you, but He only reveals it to those who fear Him. God does not want us to misappropriate His
secrets. If your purpose for seeking out
God's secrets is for your own personal gain, you will not receive God's true revelational secrets.
We wouldn't share our
secrets or revelations with those who we know would use it for selfish
gain. God wants us to know Him
intimately, not for what we can get out of it.
When you see it and you use it for His kingdom you will be blessed.
Can God trust you with
His secrets? What have you done with the
secrets He has already given you? Can He
trust you with deeper secrets? Do you
cherish them and cultivate them so that they grow? Do you use them for the purpose of
establishing His kingdom?
It is God's good
pleasure to give you the kingdom. Can
God trust you with it? Can He trust you
to use His secrets for His purposes?
Repent of not using what
God has given you for His purposes.
Eph. 1:18-19 The
eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is
the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in
the saints, And what [is] the exceeding
greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working
of his mighty power.
When you see it, then
you’ve got it!
If you want to know the
intimate secrets of God, get to know Him intimately. Don’t seek His secrets for your own personal
gain, but for the benefit of the Kingdom.
In Review:
1. What
is the avenue to which you can access the things of God?
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2. What
is God’s reason for revealing His secrets?
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3. Can
God trust you with His secrets?
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What have you done with the secrets He’s already revealed to you? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________