I spent today immersed in Matthew 13:1-52. I ended up with a ten page paper, tearing apart the structures of the seven parables found there, learning the context and finding out a great deal of information regarding each of them. I'd like to say that I learned all I could, but I was only scratching the surface.
One of the things about these parables is that they had hidden meanings. We've had generations of insight into the meanings behind each parable, but imagine hearing for the first time that the kingdom of heaven was like a treasure found hidden in a field, or like a mustard seed, or some yeast.
God reveals the meanings of His teachings in His time. We are fortunate to live in a time where so much is understood. The glory of scripture, though, is that we never understand it all. There has never been a time that I have approached scripture and walked away feeling as if I completely understood everything.
And even after about 13 hours spent over the last couple of days on those seven parables, I recognize that there is so much more I can learn about them and from them.
November 9, 2009 - God Owns the Secrets
Deuteronomy 29:29, "The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law."
How much do you really trust the Lord? Do you trust Him with your closest secrets? Are you assured that everything you know - He knows? Do you feel safe with that? These verses are filled with an assurance that I can barely understand.
Psalm 25:2, "It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings."
It excites me to realize that God has created mysteries to fill the universe, things that He fully expects us to discover. Does it frighten you to think that man could someday uncover the full depths of knowledge about our mind or our body? God has given us minds that are curious and placed mysteries before us so that we are always searching.
The time of the last days is coming, but this is another of those mysteries that God has sealed up. He told Daniel, "Go your way, Daniel, because the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end." (Dan. 12:9)
Jesus said, "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." (Mark 13:32)
God has told no one about the day or hour of the end of time. If He can be trusted with that information, He can be trusted with everything you know and everything that worries you.
Revelation 10:4, "And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, 'Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.'"
The greatest secret - the end of days, the great secrets - those that we hold close. All of these are kep safe with the Lord God Almighty.
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