Mission Venture Ministries

The Bible says in Deuteronomy 29:29, “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” 

First, God never makes know everything to man, since there are some things only God knows. There are secret things that God will probably only disclose when we are living with Him in eternity since the secret things belong to the Lord our God. 

Second, God does reveal some things to man but to those things that are revealed, we must pay strict attention to. Though God is mysterious, and certain “secret things” belong only to Him, He has chosen to reveal Himself to humanity through His Word (2 Timothy 3:16–17; 2 Peter 1:20–21). More specifically, God has chosen to make Himself known to us through His Son, Jesus (John 1:14; Hebrews 1:1-3). God wants us to learn and know more about Him as we live our lives (Matthew 11:28-30). 

Third, God’s revelation is meant to say something to us since there is a message which belongs to us. So, even though people can never gain knowledge of “the secret things [that] belong to the Lord,” they do have access to what is clearly revealed in His Word about who God is and how He wants them to live. 

Fourth, God’s revelation is for all generations. Yes, God had a specific message for Moses’ generation, but the message goes beyond its original audience to speak to all generations which follow. We are responsible to pass on what God has revealed to our children, to “bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). 

Fifth, God’s revelation is eternal. Not only do His words last forever, but they are eternally important. 

Finally, God’s revelation must matter to us since He has spoken to us to affect the way we live. If we are only hearers of the word, and not doers also, then we have not really received His word. God desires obedience from us. When He reveals His will, He expects us to live accordingly. 

Imagine going through life without the Word of God. You wouldn’t know what’s going on or where things are heading, you wouldn’t know where you came from or where you are going. You would not understand the rebirth of the nation of Israel or what is going on in the world. 

With all that is happening in this world – all the pain, suffering, and sorrows – you wouldn’t have hope. And the greatest tragedy of all would be you wouldn’t know there was One who came into the world to provide a way to a place where sorrow, pain, suffering, and death will never take place again (Revelation 21:4). 

The true and living God, the God of the Bible, dwells outside of time. He knows and has declared to man how things began and how things will end and how we should live in the meantime. He has told mankind of His plan of redemption after the fall in the garden. He has told mankind of the nation and people through whom He would choose to send the Savior of the world. He has told how this Savior would be born, where He would be born, where He would live, how He would die, and that He would be resurrected. And He put all this in His Holy Book. 

Knowing that “the secret things belong to the Lord” can help us remember that God knows and sees all things. If something happens in our life that we do not understand we need to trust in Him since He has promised to work even the most difficult circumstances for the good of those who love Him (Romans 8:28). 

There are many ways by which we can approach God’s Word, but the most important one is with a desire to obey it. For the Christian, we are to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, and mind, and love our neighbor as ourselves (Matthew 22:37-39). We are to walk by the Spirit and bear spiritual fruit, fleeing from sin and towards God. 

God has revealed Himself to us by disclosing His attributes, character, ways, plans, purposes and promises in Scripture. As we read we see how He worked among His people, and the promises that He gave them are the same He gives to us. Therefore, “trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6).  Remember that it is never too late to begin to follow Jesus. 

Even though there are many things we don’t know that only God knows, we are thankful to Him for those things that He has revealed to us and we ask Him to further open our ears (Proverbs 1:5), eyes (Psalm 119:18) and minds (Luke 24:45) to understand Him more each day and to serve Him with a loving and humble heart. And as we search the Scriptures, with the leading of the Holy Spirit who will guide us into all truth, our understanding of God will grow, our love for our Redeemer will deepen, and our faith will be strengthened. 

Our prayer is that this will be a breakthrough year in your life, one that you will look back on and remember as a turning point in your walk with God, and that He richly bless you beyond what you can think or imagine.​

The world is full of chaos and uncertainty, but we can be in peace knowing that God has us in the palm of His mighty hands and that He is in control of everything. This brings peace and comfort in troubling times!​

Therefore, let’s remember what Jesus said: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” (John 14:27).

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