Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings. As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable (Proverbs 25:2-3 NIV).

the Lord alone gives wisdom

Our sage King Solomon, had written over 3000 proverbs and 1005 songs (1Kngs 4:32) but not all of them could be published. So King Hezekiah arranged for his officials to seek out the best ones so that we could have one for each day. And today the king of glory wants to reveal himself and the purposes he has for your life to you so that you can become what he ordained for you to become.

For the friendship of the Lord is with them that fear him and he makes his covenant known to them (Psalm 25:14). Other older translations translate friendship as secret or something that is hidden. Because God is a spirit we will never be able to discern him by wisdom alone. We will know instinctively that something is out there, but may not know what to call him or it.

This is why we are called to be ‘born again or born anew’ as Jesus says in St. John 3 to a Jewish Rabbi; unless you are born again, that is, your thinking becomes like Jesus’ and your spirit is renewed, you will never see the kingdom of God (John 3:5). So all the things of God remain a mystery to us and we miss the mark because we are not part of the kingdom of God.

When God is revealed to us and we grow in the knowledge and understanding of Jesus Christ, we can truly be led and directed by the Holy Spirit to where he wants to take us. And like the men of Issachar of old, we will understand the times we are living in and we will know what we ought to do (1Chro 12:32).

Read Proverbs 25