God Enjoys Revealing Secrets
God Enjoys Revealing Secrets
There are times when we think that God isn’t around; we feel lost and alone; we feel like God is silently leaving us with unanswered questions.
Hebrews 1 says that Jesus is the exact representation of the Father – the perfect imprint and very image of God, and that He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
In Luke 24, right after the Resurrection, two disciples were walking on the road towards Emmaus. They were sad and had many unanswered questions. Their Hope had died. But as they conversed Jesus actually joined them; He entered into their discussion. Interestingly they admitted later on that they could feel His Presence, though at the time they didn’t realize what was Him.
Jesus is the same today. He joins us even when we don’t recognize He is with us. He speaks truth to our hearts and opens up scriptures that are veiled. I just don’t think we often recognize Him. Jesus spoke in John of the Glorious Holy Spirit Whom He would send; He would teach us things and reveal things to come. He – the Holy Spirit – will “glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.” This is coupled with, “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth…”
Jesus said that the Holy Spirit would both tell us things and He would guide us into all truth. These are two different dynamics, though both are revelatory in nature. One is progressive, while on our journey down the Emmaus Road. It’s truth spoken to us by the Holy Spirit and it builds upon itself. The other is a declaration – the text mood seems to point to an “in the moment” revelation – He will declare the things of Jesus to us.
However, three places in the New Testament the scriptures tell of times when He could not take people deeper or couldn’t feed them the meat of the Word (to the Corinthians, the Hebrews, and the disciples). Every time it was because they couldn’t handle it, not because God wanted to withhold the deeper things. The Father’s heart is to reveal the things of Jesus. Our hearts must be holy, set apart to Him; that good soil, prepared not only to hear, but also to allow that word to take root and bear fruit.
The Holy Spirit is always at work to guide us further down our Emmaus Road, but whether or not we hear Him, while on that road, is really up to us – our maturity. Daniel says “But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets…” That is Who He is! He enjoys revealing His secrets.
Jesus answers our questions when we can hear them. Sometimes He even answers our questions, but we don’t recognize it is Him – like the guys on the Emmaus Road. He sent us the Holy Spirit to lead us into all truth and to tell us things when we can bear them. Sometimes we don’t get answers because we cannot hear them yet. But, be assured that He is with us. He is walking with us. He may be veiled, our eyes may be restrained [divinely] from seeing Him, but be assured that He hears every word, sees every thought, and answers every question. Howbeit, when we can bear it.
John 16 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.”
Hebrews 1 “In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.”
Luke 24 “Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.”
