Secret Things

Deuteronomy 29:29 says…

The secret things belong to the LORD our God,

but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever,

that we may observe all the words of this law.

Ponder with me a moment on

The secret things belong to the LORD our God…

One of the secret things God keeps is our sin, that is, our confessed sin.

Meaning the sin that we have handed over to God for His care and keeping.

That is something precious between you and God.

Psalm 103:10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.

12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

13 Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.

14 For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.

I don't know about you, but I find great comfort and conviction in these verses.

Could we say that confessing our sin to God brings out His lovingkindness?

Could we say that confessing our sin to God brings out His compassion?
Either way, we can say that God does know us.
That God knows that we are fallen creatures.

Most of all, can we say that fearing God,

brings not an authoritative school teacher attitude,

but an attitude of love that goes beyond our understanding?

Take a look at Psalm 32:1

HOW blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered!

The word “covered” means “concealed” and to conceal means to “keep secret”.

This means that

it is God who

covers,

conceals

and

keeps our confessed transgressions

and sins a secret.

Confessing our sins to God is the same thing as putting our sins in a safe secure place where no one else can find them and use them against us in such a way that God will not allow for our growth, discipline and well being.

I know many people, including myself who sometimes struggle with being open about their faults, failures, shortcomings and sins.

Look at politics.

You want to run for office and what is the first thing that the opposite party does?

Thats right.

They dig deep into your past to find any bit of information that they can use against you.

Alarmingly, when they do find out the dirt from your past, it is not for your restoration or help, it is only used for your detriment and destruction.

Know any so called “Christians” like that?

Huh, I can name about a dozen or two right off the bat.

Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that we should hang our sin on a clothes line so anyone passing by can see it.

What I am saying is, is there anyone who really knows you?

Not the good, happy, smiley stuff.

I mean the stuff you regret, the stuff you wrestle with, the stuff that has been hanging on you, trying to kill you for years.

Does anybody on this earth KNOW YOU?

I would bet the answer is no.

One of the verses that you will probably NEVER see being lived out in a “church” is James 5:16

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

Could this lack of confessing our sins one to another be a reason that we no longer see authentic healing in the church today?

Some of us have the “pray for one another” down.

But can you recall ever coming across a truly open heart?

A heart that was filled with the burden, the pain and the heartache of sin?

A heart that is tired of holding it all in?

A heart that just wants to be clean and God brought that person to you because YOU know from experience what that poor soul is struggling with?

I wish I could tell you where that body of believers is.