Is It Enough that He Knows?

“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.” Deuteronomy 29:29

“If I go to the east, he is not there;
    if I go to the west, I do not find him.
When he is at work in the north, I do not see him;
    when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.
But he knows the way that I take;
    when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.” Job 23:8-10

“Be still, and know that I am God;
    I will be exalted among the nations,
    I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10

“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

From the start man was given a curious mind, fashioned to gather information through instruction and experience and to learn and grow. It is natural to want to understand the whys and hows in the conundrums and questions and challenges of life. But man was also created to worship, to wonder at the Lord and hold a high view of His attributes, power, and incomprehensible ways. As God teaches deeper truths about Himself in order to increase our awe and worship of Him, there is information and resolution He withholds. There are some secrets that belong exclusively to Him, and it should be enough for us that He knows.

There are some truths it is vital that we know. Our salvation depends on our knowledge of Jesus’s crucifixion and resurrection and the power they impart unto eternal life, yet we will never fully grasp the cost of His sacrifice. To manage everyday life, relationships, and responsibilities, we need a measure of particular knowledge, but we will never fathom the vastness of God’s creative purposes. To endure suffering in this world we must know that we are held in Christ’s love and enabling, yet will never comprehend their full measure. Living the Christian life victoriously requires both knowledge of certain things, and knowledge that God knows the rest, and in that we can marvel, and rest. (Isaiah 40:13; Romans 1:16-17; 8:31-39; 11:33-36; 1 Corinthians 2:2; Philippians 3:10; 2 Timothy 1:12)

What unanswered questions do we get hung up on to the point of angst or doubt? What assurances do we demand for our future, when the Lord wants us to trust Him who holds it? What problems and disappointments and frustrations will we lay before God this day, and trust Him to resolve with goodness and love? Our Heavenly Father will always give and reveal all we need to live confidently and trust Him robustly. He is absolutely trustworthy, and that should keep our souls well.

“O worship the King all-glorious above,
O gratefully sing his power and his love:
our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days,
pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise.

Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
in you do we trust, nor find you to fail.
Your mercies, how tender, how firm to the end,
our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend!” ~Robert Grant (1833)

Lord, let it be enough that You know, You love, You reign, and You will be forever glorified.