“The secret counsel of the Lord is for those who fear Him, and He reveals His covenant to them” (Ps 25:14; CSB). That is pretty amazing, God shares His secrets with us His Christian people! This is confirmed in Proverbs 3:32, “The upright are in His confidence” (RSV). I find it interesting that in some translations of Psalm 25:14 it says the “friendship of the Lord” instead of the “secret counsel.” In other words, God is calling us His friends and that is why He can share His secrets with us. This is confirmed by Jesus in the New Testament when talking to His disciples, “Now you are My friends, since I have told you everything the Father told Me” (John 15:15; NLT). We too are disciples of Jesus and therefore this applies to us too. Jesus also said in Luke 8:10, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the kingdom of God” (NLT). Paul told the Ephesians that “God has now revealed to us His mysterious plan regarding Christ” (Eph 1:9; NLT), the mystery of the gospel of Jesus Christ, all He taught us, all He did for us, has been revealed to us in scripture, praise the Lord!
How do we hear these secrets from God? We read in 1 Cor 2:10 that “God has revealed these things to us by the Spirit” (CSB). We need to be in tune with the Holy Spirit, having our spiritual ears open, especially when reading the word and praying. God will share His heart with us and give us “revelation knowledge” or understanding of His word.
God wants to converse with you today, make sure you are listening!