Secret Whispers

It is well into the season of fall, and the inevitable cold of winter is soon to come. As for me, it seems to get harder and harder to endure the cold. I do enjoy the festivities of winter, Christmas and New Year’s, but as a child, I think snow was one of the most anticipated events: making snowmen, rolling around in the snow, and sliding down with just about anything on a hill. The most satisfying part of seeing snow was, however, seeing school get cancelled early in the morning. Hot chocolate never tasted better. 

It was so much fun waking my brother up to the good news. I wanted to talk to all the students out there. The joy of spreading around the good news was too good. It was like a secret that you were allowed to spread around. Well, there were always a couple of guys that you wish did not hear about the news and went to school. Of course, you wish for him to have just wasted time, but not really get in an accident.

It was so easy sharing secrets and good news to friends when young, but for some reason, sharing got more difficult. It is as if these secrets were keys to staying ahead, making more money than the next guy, as if this was the solutions to staying happy. At the end of the day, though, it never does satisfy completely.

“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” Philippians 4:12

“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32

There are two types of secrets: secret from not knowing and secret from not understanding. Truth will shine light to both.

I thought about the secret of Paul, and I have come to the conclusion that his joy was from knowing that what he was doing, no matter the outcomes, was indeed what God had wanted him to do. It was the blessed assurance coming from the understanding of the Scriptures, of the LORD. It was the truth that set him free, but the truth of God did not stop there.

“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing your inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession – to the praise of his glory” Ephesians 1:13-14