Deuteronomy 29, Deuteronomy 30: 1-10, Luke 18: 31-43, Luke 19: 1-10, Psalm 60: 5-12
Deuteronomy 29: 29 (ESV)
“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the
things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may
do all the words of this law.”
I was struck by verse 29 from Deuteronomy 29. Some bible
commentaries have said that Moses was describing how God speaks to us in this
verse. God has secrets and will always have them because he is God, and
therefore God never declares everything to us. But God is not silent, and when
he does reveal some things to us, we must pay attention. Whatever God does
reveal to us, there is a meaning for us. Moses is indirectly saying God doesn’t
just speak to us to make conversation. When God speaks there is always a
message for us, although we might not understand it at the time. God’s words were
not just for Moses and his people but for all the generations which follow. God’s
messages for us are eternal and they last forever. They are forever relevant. Lastly,
whatever God reveals to us must matter to us because he has spoken to us to
affect the way we live. We must follow his words and obey them.
What I love most about this verse is God has secrets and he
need not reveal them to us. God has such an amazing plan for the whole world, and
he has so many things to keep track of and balance out. I’m not sure we would
we even understand it if God did reveal everything to us. It would simply blow
our minds because I’m sure it would be like the most complicated puzzle, with so
many twists and turns, like a giant “what if” diagram. We need to have trust
and faith in God that he has our backs, and we will not be forgotten in this
giant puzzle of life.
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