God is the Revealer of Mysteries—But Not All Mysteries. Revelation 10:4.

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After God called me to law school, I immediately began asking WHY? I was excited, but it seemed important to know why God had sent me there. I prayed about it all the time. Twenty-odd years later, the Lord has not given me a clear answer. I can make educated guesses, as anyone would. But God has never spoken to me about it—certainly not in the clear voice with which he called me to law school. Oddly enough, I have come to appreciate the mystery.

The pagan King Nebuchadnezzar coined one of the names of God, calling him “the Revealer of Mysteries” Daniel 2:47. But God does not reveal all mysteries. Everyone wants to know what the future holds, and the Bible reveals many things. But not everything.

“And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write, and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me: ‘Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered and write them not” Revelation 10:4.

God gave the Apostle John an amazing series of visions indicating what would happen in the last days. But some things John saw were not to be repeated. Similarly, the Apostle Paul saw visions he was not allowed to reveal, 2 Corinthians 12:4. Likewise, Daniel was not to reveal certain things, Daniel 12:9. The Bible reveals a great deal–but it also keeps some things from us. And there is one mystery that was not revealed even to Jesus: he does not know when the Second Coming will happen:

“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father” Matthew 24:36.

Can you believe that? God keeps some secrets, and there is one mystery that only God the Father can reveal.

Does that bother you? Do mysteries bother you?

I like Martha Stewart’s motto: “learn something new every day.” I love books, documentaries, research, you name it. I want to learn everything. But I have also learned to appreciate the things I cannot learn, the mysteries I cannot solve. I’m not sure I can explain what I like about mysteries. I think I just love knowing that when it comes to some topics, all I can do is rest in God. Just rest and leave it in His hands.

“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever” Deuteronomy 29:29.

God, thank you for being THE REVEALER OF MYSTERIES. Help us study your word and learn all we can! But thank you that we can rest in you and trust you with things we will never know. Thank you for secrets and mysteries. Give us the grace to enjoy knowing that “the secret things belong to God.”

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Published by Steven Wales

Dad's Daily Devotional began as text messages to my family. I wanted my teenagers to know their father was reading the Bible. But they were at school by then. Initially, I sent them a favorite verse or an insight based on what I read each day. That grew into drafting a devotional readng which I would send them via text. I work as an attorney and an adjunct professor, and recently wrote a book called HOW TO MAKE A'S.

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