Rayford Strange
Deu 29:29 – The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
Dan 2:22 – He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
Those secret things of God are not revealed to the outward man but to the inward, spiritual man who have prepared himself to receive them. The greatest intellects of the world are frustrated in their attempts to discover those hidden secrets of God. Yet they are revealed in his Word.
But why are so many esteemed and great men of an indisputable reputation unable to enter in and bring them forth in their own minds to present before many who hear them? Why indeed?
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. (See Rom 8:7)
When the human race fell by disobedience in the garden of yore, he fell from a spiritual state in which he had daily personal fellowship with God Himself who walked and talked with man as friend to friend. Since that time to this, God has gone to every extent to restore that blessed fellowship, the very purpose of creation in the beginning.
After the expulsion from the garden, the grounds of fellowship, man has sought in his own fallen, carnal state to re-enter those grounds but are confronted at its entrance facing an angelic guardian with sword turning every which way. The carnal mind may press up against the point of the sword of the Spirit yet he will be denied entrance upon those grounds to eat from the tree of life. He will then be turned away. Then with carnal reasoning he will try to establish and recreate his own ideas of sacred grounds of fellowship. As fine as they may appeal to the rest of us who have not learned to discern the voice of Him who leads us back upon those holy grounds of divine fellowship. Hence, thousands of religions, world-wide and Christian of every genera. All have been turned away from the tree of life at its entrance and divine principles of restored fellowship.
If we could but learn to turn off the voice of the palmerworm, locust, cankerworm and caterpillar preachers and teachers lacking divine revelation of the Word, it would be the first step of being led of Him who is the WAY, THE TRUTH AND LIFE, yea even the Tree of Life Himself, to be restored upon those holy grounds of fellowship.
May I suggest that the next step to take in the midst of the clamorous spiritual world at such a time as we stand on the brink of world war III and nuclear holocaust, that we just shut up and look into the face of Jesus through His Word in holy quietness. May I suggest it is time to GET STILL. May I suggest that that it is time for the church to LEARN how to HEAR, to get the wax out and anoint our eyes with divine salve that we might see divine things spoken not only into our spiritual ears but behold divine ethereal, spiritual things in the Word which are often spoken in a divine language of symbols and representations that the carnal mind can little understand since it is hidden from the proud, the wise and prudent of this world. May I suggest that it is time to crucify the carnal mind, shut the door and go to our knees in humble contrition and prayerfully wait until those secrets are revealed.
I love the words of this old song, especially as I think of the import of its meaning.
1. Joys are flowing like a river,
Since the Comforter has come;
He abides with us forever,
Makes the trusting heart His home.
◦ Refrain:
Blessed quietness, holy quietness,
Blest assurance in my soul!
On the stormy sea, He speaks peace to me
And the billows cease to roll.
2. Everything is turned to gladness,
All around this glorious Guest;
Banished unbelief and sadness,
All is perfect peace and rest.
3. Like the rain that falls from heaven,
Like the sunlight from the sky,
So the Holy Spirit given,
Falls upon us from on high.
4. What a wonderful salvation,
Where we always see His face!
What a peaceful habitation!
What a quiet resting place!
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