I have sons who are computer savvy and on many occasions they have attempted to explain something about the computer to me, without success. I’m usually more confused when they finish that I was in the beginning. I’ve also had grandsons attempt to instruct me in the proper use of my DVD player, and the accessories on my cell phone without much success. I sometimes feel that the modern conveniences have left me in the dark ages. It’s good I’m retired and don’t have to understand, I can just call them when I have a problem. I can’t imagine how frustrating it must be to them when they can’t get through to me or make me understand; they must wonder how I’m able to find my way in out of the rain all by myself.
I’m glad the Lord understands the limitations of this finite mind. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8&9) When Habakkuk the prophet questioned God he was told “I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told to you”. (Habakkuk 1:5) Knowing we are unable to understand as He does, many things are not revealed to us. “The secret things belong unto the Lord our God; but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law”. (Deuteronomy 29:29)
God’s plan for our life has been presented to us simply so that a child can understand, but we insist on trying to complicate things. We need to remember the acronym, “KISS (keep it simple stupid)”. He gave us the law in ten simple commandments that a child can understand, and we have managed to expand them into thousands of thousands of laws, many that even our lawyers can’t understand.
In the Old Testament, the prophet Micah said, “what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” (Micah 6:8) Jude, the brother of James, identified only seven (7) duties for Christians; study the Bible; pray in the Spirit; watch for the second coming; keep yourself holy; be charitable; win souls; and hate sin. (Jude 20-23)
I think we would be better off if we left the secret things in God’s hands and focused our attention on following our simple instructions.
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