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Wednesday, June
11, 2008
A Secret Given
Matthew 6:1-4 Take heed that ye do not
your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of
your Father which is in heaven. (2) Therefore when thou doest thine alms,
do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues
and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you,
They have their reward. (3) But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand
know what thy right hand doeth: (4) That thine alms may be in secret: and
thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. (KJV)
Strong’s definition for ‘secret’:
2927
kruptos (kroop-tos'); from 2928; concealed, i.e. private:
KJV-- hid (-den), inward [-ly], secret.
Wanted, someone willing to serve a God in
heaven because they love Him and are not concerned with what people think
of them. This person must be highly motivated, willing to endure much grief
and suffering because they hold God to be true to His word despite the many
winds of doctrine of man and all their own carnal interpretations of
salvation. The successful applicant must also be willing to worship God in
Spirit and in truth, no longer led by the desires of the flesh but led by
the Spirit, being renewed on a daily basis. If interested, please respond
by calling God through His Son Jesus Christ, the one mediator between God
and man.
When responding to an advertisement we
see terms and conditions that are required in order to be a part of an
organization or company. When responding to the call of the Lord you will
find a God that looks in secret, or the secret inward part of man, the
motives of our heart. If the Lord finds someone trustworthy, then He
reveals His secret to them as well, similar to someone getting hired with a
company and given access to the inward workings of it. What are your
motives for serving the Lord? Is it based on love and commitment or are you
doing it to be seen by man? If to be seen by man, then you have your reward
and not our Father’s.
Psalms 25:14-15 The secret of the LORD is
with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. (15) Mine eyes
are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. (KJV)
When you see the word fear it doesn’t refer
to someone trembling and shaking, or knees knocking, but rather someone who
reverences and respects the calling of God. We have all had secrets that we
didn’t want everyone else to know because we didn’t trust them, so we would
only reveal it to those we did trust, those that knew how to keep a secret.
Did you know God has a secret; something He has kept concealed but now is
readily revealed to His people, something that has been kept hidden from
mankind? As I look around today I don’t see many that are aware of His
secret, because obviously the motives of their heart are not right with the
Lord. Most of what and who I see claiming to be speaking and teaching on
behalf of the Lord are more of a people pleasing ear tickling lot than a
God pleasing one.
Romans 16:25-26 Now to him that is of
power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus
Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret
since the world began, (26) But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures
of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made
known to all nations for the obedience of faith: (KJV)
One of God’s true saints, someone that
God entrusted with His word and secret was a man named Paul, who despite a
shaky past had the right motivation for serving our Lord. When you read
what God had Paul write concerning this secret, a mystery that is hidden to
the carnal man but readily revealed to the spiritual one, we see once again
His preaching was based on Christ, the hidden inward man. What a secret to
reveal, and why this man endured such opposition because the more God used
this man to expose this mystery the more it exposed and still exposes those
that are not of God, thus the term antichrist. Like the Lord Himself said,
those that are not with Him are against Him, if two are not in agreement
then they can no longer walk together. If you don’t know this secret, if
you are not aware and have a working knowledge of this mystery, then you
are still in darkness and unable to know the true spiritual meaning of the
scriptures.
Mark 4:21-23 And he said unto them, Is a
candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set
on a candlestick? (22) For there is nothing hid, which shall not be
manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come
abroad. (23) If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. (KJV)
The reason God revealed this mystery is
so that His people could walk in the light and no longer kept in the dark.
Jesus Christ is the true light that gives us knowledge and insight into the
inner workings of God and His plan of salvation, while anything else is
impossible without Him. This light was not meant to be hid, but rather
openly displayed and manifested so that all could walk in it. Today I still
hear many who teach and preach in the name of Jesus, but few look into the
inward man which is Christ to find the true enlightenment and answer to
this secret. Is the candle under your bed because you are still asleep or
have you picked it up and started to walk again?
Isaiah 45:3 And I will give thee the
treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest
know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
(KJV)
The treasures of God have been kept
secret, and mankind was kept in the dark until the sacrifice of Jesus
Christ gave us the keys to unlock these hidden things and reveal it to His
people. Can you think of anything that could be more treasured than to have
our Lord call you personally by name and consider you one of His family?
Where your treasure is there will your heart be. So when the Lord comes a
knocking on your door will you open up to Him and let His light shine in or
will you be a shut in? The secret is out, given to mankind in the name of
Jesus Christ our Lord, have you received it?
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