God’s Secrets

And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness—
secret riches.
I will do this so you may know that I am the Lord,
the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name.

Isaiah 45:3

No presumption here…what God knows…He decides when, how and under what circumstances to reveal.  What is becoming clearer and clearer is that the greatest revelation is knowing who God is and for Him to know us.  Jesus said  in John 17:3 Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. That secret  was hidden in Christ as a mystery and was not revealed until after his death and resurrection.  It was not something the enemy could stop, but that doesn’t mean that he’s given up on trying to hinder our walking in this revelation.

I’m glad that God knows me and loves me unconditionally and that He was willing to pay the ultimate price for me to know Him through Christ.  What I’m continually realizing and grasping is that my level of appreciation, learning, and understanding has developed in proportion to my willingness to “wait on God”. That’s not something you do when you still want to do life your own way–let’s face it….if you could do it without God–honestly most would do so.  Interestingly–we have these things called transitions, seasons, trials, tribulations, joys, pains, sunshine and rain (shout out to Frankie Beverly and Maze)….that give us a strong opportunity  to “wait on God” to reveal Himself and His secrets.

So do the self-check before you read any further—be honest….”if you could do life without the troubles, trials, and transitions…would you still seek God and wait on Him?”

Okay–you can breathe again.  I’m convinced now more than ever that we wouldn’t give God a shot at all if it weren’t for the fact that we reach points in our lives that cause us to examine and reach for the deeper things in us–the secret things that only being close to God can unlock.

Isaiah 64:4 Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him. I like it even better from the Amplified version, For from of old no one has heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who works and shows Himself active on behalf of him who [earnestly] waits for Him.

Those that wait on God will see the kind of God that He is and see Him reveal the secrets–His secrets to being a waymaker when there is no way; provider when there’s nothing in your storehouse, bank, or shelves; healer when the doctors have given up; deliverer when all hope seems to be gone!! Typically we do choose to wait on Him, but we only do it temporarily or for a while during the transition, season, trial…etc…you know the list by now.

We wouldn’t resist the waiting if we really believed and learned from the transitions and seasons that shape us–God is a good God and His plans for us are Great!! We can accept that in “your presence is fullness of joy” and that “they joy of the Lord is our strength”.  If we love–we wait–we wait by the Spirit and we will receive the unfolding of those Secrets that God has for us and gain strength to move forward no matter what things look like in the natural.

Also at that time, people will say,
“Look at what’s happened! This is our God!
We waited for him and he showed up and saved us!
This God, the one we waited for!

I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to have God show the fullness of His glory –not selfishly or for wrong motives–but its time for the darkness to be overwhelmed by the light.  The light that shines in us because we’ve learned Secrets about God that won’t keep us quiet and won’t keep us from shouting His name and praying for His hand to MOVE RIGHT NOW!!!  It’s time for a BREAKTHROUGH, but noone will believe if you can’t share the Secrets that God has taught you or is trying to teach you through your transition.

Go ahead–Micah (7:7) gave you the right words, But me, I’m not giving up. I’m sticking around to see what God will do. I’m waiting for God to make things right. I’m counting on God to listen to me.

He’s waiting on you….are you waiting on Him?

Blessings,

Randy