Things You Cannot Share!

The LORD confides in those who fear him;
       he makes his covenant known to them.

Psalm 25:14

The words “confidence” and “confide” are quite obviously close relatives in the world of your vocabulary.

The word “confidence” is defined as:

1. Belief in your own abilities.

2. Faith in someone else to do right.

3. Something that is told to another and is to be kept private.

4. A trusting relationship.

When one person confides in another he tells something that is to remain secret or private.

If you pray beyond simple thank you or request prayers then you confide in God. You let Him know what you think about your current situation and you fully expect that He will tell no one else what you have confided in Him. You may plead with Him to relieve you of some suffering. You agonize over the plight of some loved one who is walking away from God. It is not strange to consider that we confide in God, but how can it be that God confides in me?

The prerequisite to being in the confidence of God is to fear Him. If I do not fear God He will not confide in me. So if you are not a God fearing person you will not hear from God things that are to be held in confidence. But if you fear God, then listen up! God will speak confidences to your heart. You will receive knowledge from Him that He does not want you to share with others.

That is the nature of an intimate relationship. The best picture of that on earth is the marriage relationship. It is a continual confiding in each other, but it is not to be shared with others. It is the same in your intimate relationship with Jesus. He will confide in you things that are not to be passed on to others.

Of course, there is plenty that is to be shared as we proclaim the Gospel of Christ to all men. But, if you want to know for sure how you stand with God then ask yourself what are the things you cannot share?

If you think I have lost my mind and don’t know what I am talking about, then spend more time sitting quietly with Jesus and listen for His voice.

Jeremiah 33:3 says “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know!”