Children love to taunt each other with “I’ve got a secret.” Secrets are fun to hear and fun to tell. They spark our curiosity and whet our appetites to know whatever the hidden information might be. The Bible contains secrets. According to Deuteronomy 34:6 the location of Moses’ grave was a secret lest the people turn it into a shrine. When the Babylonians came to destroy Jerusalem in 586 BC the priests hid the Ark of the Covenant in a secret location lest it fall into pagan hands. In Job 38 God reveals to Job just how little Job knew about the secrets of nature.
In Matthew 13:11 Jesus said to His disciples, “The secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you, but not to them.” In I Corinthians 1 Paul speaks of the message of the cross being foolishness to those who do not believe. It is because they do not know the secrets. To comprehend the power of the cross is only possible when the Holy Spirit whispers understanding. It is heard only by those who want to know. To those who want to mock there is no dearth of human logic to bring to bear. The cross is insane. How could one individual atone for all the sins of this world? How could God care so much as to send His only Son here in human form? The story is not logical. And those who do not believe look at those of us who do believe and think we are a bit addled and have very low IQ’s. However, it is just the opposite. You see we know a secret. It is the secret of love. It is the secret of eternal life.
Written by Roger Bothwell on April 12, 2013
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