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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. (NLT)
There
are so many things we just don’t know; things for which we cannot be held
accountable. Moses told us that God has reserved some things to Himself …
things beyond our comprehension – above our paygrade … things He has chosen to
keep hidden from us for now. If you had the opportunity, what secrets would you
ask God to answer for you?
My Top 3
Unknowns
1. Where did God come from?
I
know God is eternal and has always existed and I would quickly apologize to Him
for this impertinent question however, my finite brain cannot comprehend what I
believe to be true. God has always been … but where did He come from? I am not
having a problem with faith, only with understanding.
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I
know what I believe – I believe the word
of God.
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I
know why I believe it – because God said it.
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I
just don’t understand it and I’d like to …
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Where
did God come from?
2. Why do bad things happen to good people?
I
have received miracles, experiencing divine healing and gotten clear direction
from God. I know God hears and answers prayer. Yet, I have seen good, godly,
faithful, praying believers die of sickness, lose love ones, experience
hardships and suffer injustice. I am not complaining, angry or afraid, and I
don’t want to be the judge of other men’s hearts … but I don’t understand why
bad things happen to God’s precious children.
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I
will not make my why greater than my faith.
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I
will not waste my life on questions which cannot be answered.
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I
will not accept the comforting words of a man as my final answer.
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I
just don’t understand why bad things happen to good people – and I’d like to …
3. What is on the other side of the last thing
there is?
You
know, when you go to the very last inch of the universe and stand on the edge
of all that is, no matter how far that takes you, what’s just beyond that?
Emptiness you suggest? How much emptiness I reply? What contains that
emptiness? Where are the borders and what lies beyond them? It’s seems to be a
never-ending question.
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It
won’t mean anything to anyone I suppose.
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It
doesn’t change a thing.
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I
just don’t understand it and I’d like to …
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But
God is keeping that a secret from us for now.
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Therefore,
I am not accountable to anyone to know these or other answers people have about
God and the things I just simply don’t understand.
Not
only do I not understand these things, and many others like …
Why did God give Adam and Eve the power to choose? Why didn’t He
hide the truth and the tree from them so they couldn’t sin?
I
don’t know and I’m am not accountable to have an answer for those questions.
Deuteronomy 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 …
Just
like there are things I don’t know, things which belong to God of which I am
not accountable, there are some things which I do know and for those things I
and my children are accountable.
Here
are My Top 3 Knows
1. I know God loves me.
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I
am a Born-Again Child of Almighty God
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I
have been bought by the blood of Jesus and I am saved.
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I
am on my way to heaven and all the hell in this world can’t stop me.
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I
know God loves me!
2. I know God has a plan for my life.
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I
am not wandering around aimlessly in this life.
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God
knows me, where I am and even the number of hairs on my head.
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God
calls me by name and leads me by His Holy Spirit.
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He
will never leave me or forsake me.
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When
I am tried, I shall come forth like gold.
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I
know God has a plan for my life.
3. I know I can trust God with things I do not
understand.
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2 Timothy 1:12 For this
reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know
whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have
committed to Him until that Day.
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There are some things I don’t know but there
are some things I do know and for those I am so thankful.
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Habakkuk 3
o
17 Though the fig tree may
not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail,
And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold,
And there be no herd in the stalls —
o
18 Yet I will rejoice in the
LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
o
19 The LORD God is my
strength; He will make my feet like hind’s feet, And He will make me
walk on my high places.
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Job 19
o
25 For I know that my
Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth;
o
26 And after my skin is
destroyed and worms consume this body,
this I know, That in my body I
shall see God,
o
27 Whom I shall see for
myself, And my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns
within me!
There
are some things we don’t know and, as far as those things which God has
reserved to Himself, we are not accountable. We cannot begin to appease the
minds or heal the hurts of those who will not trust the Lord above what we are
able to explain. Yet there is an anointing that covers the hearts and minds of
men and women who will put their trust in the Lord and in His Word. Our goal is
to encourage others to trust Him.
As
well, there are also some things which we do know, and those things are so
precious to us.
Today
God is asking you to become accountable for the things which the Lord has
revealed to us.
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Know
that He loves you and that He has a plan for your life.
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Know
that you can trust Him with the things you do not understand and things you
cannot change or control.
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Commit
your life and your trust to Him until the day of His coming.
There
are so many things we do not know … Those are the things we must put in God’s
hands and trust Him by trusting His Word. When we trust God, we are able to access
the grace of God to accomplish His will and keep His Word. That’s what the end
of Deuteronomy says:
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.
… so that we may perform every directive of Torah.
Now,
let’s commit ourselves afresh to the one true and living God who knows all, so
that we may be able to accomplish all of His Word and Will for our lives. I
don’t want to live with any trust issues
concerning Almighty God.
Note:
Torah is the divine set of instructions contained in the first 5 books of the
Bible, called the Pentateuch, handed down by Moses. The Hebrew word, torah,
means teachings, instructions or law. It is understood by Jewish Rabbis to be
much broader than the written law and is the substance of divine revelation to
Israel including oral teachings and instructions given by God through the
priests and teachers aimed at guiding a child of God to walk in His will.
