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Today's Devotional - June 27
God's Secrets
Although I heard, I did not understand. Then I said, "My lord, what shall be the end of these things?"
Daniel 12:8
Recommended Reading
Deuteronomy 29:29
In the eighteenth century it took months for news to travel from America to Europe and back -- assuming the sailing ship was not sunk in a storm or boarded by enemies who threw anything not of immediate value overboard -- including personal and political correspondence. Then months more would elapse before explanations arrived and the process of sending information would begin again. In the Internet age, we are used to getting questions answered immediately, at the speed of light. But there are some questions for which only God has answers. And He has not revealed them all.
When Daniel received God's final revelations about the end of the age, he wasn't satisfied -- he wanted to know more. But Daniel's questions remained unanswered: "Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end" (Daniel 12:9). If Daniel had to live patiently with unanswered questions, we must as well.
The Bible says what is revealed belongs to us, and that the "secret things" belong to God (Deuteronomy 29:29). And we can trust Him with His secrets.
While we cannot comprehend God in His fullness, we can know enough about Him through His revelation to praise Him appropriately.
R. C. Sproul
Read-thru-the-Bible
Psalms 120-133