“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.
In God’s infinite wisdom he has
information known only to him. The Lord loves for us to use our intellect to
seek out wisdom from him, but if the pursuit becomes to obtain knowledge just
for the sake of knowing, it becomes meaningless.
Yes, God does delight in us seeking out
hidden things (Proverbs
25:2 NLT). In our quest for truth,
there is a point where we can cross that line between what we can know and what
is unknowable. God does have secret
counsels and trying to explain them is an exercise in futility. About God’s foreknowledge and man’s freedom,
it appears that the Bible does not entirely clarify their relationship. About
what God has not completely explained, maybe we should not expect to understand
totally. Being overly inquisitive about
such issues can be just an intellectual rather than a spiritual pursuit.
What demonstrates we have found real
truth? Our scriptural reference may
provide the answer to this question? A greater accountability to the Lord
should emanate from all revelation.
Also, we should be able to demonstrate godly knowledge through
obedience. As the commentator, Matthew
Henry, once said, “All our knowledge must be put into practice because this is
the purpose of all divine revelation.”
It is not given to us just to think about and discuss. It should change our actions and daily
lives. If what we perceive to be
knowledge from God does not have behavioral outcomes, is it really truth at all?
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Ken
Barnes the author of “The Chicken Farm and Other Sacred Places” YWAM Publishing
Email: kenbarnes737@gmail.com
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