“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.” (v.29)
The Book of Deuteronomy is a covenant-treaty with stipulations, blessings and curses for the Israelites as they stood on the brink of entering the Promised Land. It describes the way God's people were to live in their new land. They had the promises of God's help, but the future still was unknown to them.
We are so much like Israel. The future is as unknown to us as it was to them. We however have God's Word and it tells us how we are to live. Our responsibility then, is to follow His instructions. This requires us to trust and obey. Demanding to know is not an option because "the secret things belong to the LORD our God."
Life is always lived on the brink of the future and our knowledge is severely limited, but we do have the revelation of God in His Word. So give obedient attention to it as we, like Israel, live on the brink.
When the future is dark and we can't see what's next,
Of the Lord we make childish demands;
We cannot know all, our minds are too small,
We must leave all our "whys" in His hands. —Carbaugh
As the saying goes, we may not know what the future holds but we know who holds the future.
The Truth: “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28)
