Deep Things Out Of Darkness

When men are plotting, let us be praying. David knew Ahithophel could give desperate and deep counsel against him, therefore he prayed. “Lord, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness”.

Man’s uprightness shall not be hidden. God will vindicate the innocent. God, who can expose the guilty can also defend the innocent. In the midst of all these dark thoughts of men concerning our works, God knows them and will bring them to limelight just as they are (Matthew 10:25).

I will encourage us to do good, even if it is hidden from people or not recognize by men or we forget them; the Lord will redeem our works out of this darkness (darkness of our ignorance or forgetfulness). No secrecy nor oblivion can cover a good work for a long time.

It is our duty to do good. Through the uncompromising faithfulness of Jesus Christ, no good which we have done shall be lost or left in perpetual darkness. God has made discoveries of many deep things out of darkness in the past, He will yet do it again and again and will make universal discoveries at last.

God has revealed many deep things out of darkness to us, which our forefathers never saw. Those divine and human deep things stretched out of darkness by the mighty power and unsearchable wisdom of God. It is well thought to note that there are deep things about this world that will be revealed to the next generation, things that are still in darkness to our generation, same way it was concealed by divine providence from our forefathers.

The deep things of God can be revealed to us through a deeper walk with Jesus Christ (John 14: 16-18). We should avoid sin and have a close relationship with Him, He will reveal hidden things to us easily. Even Salvation itself is a mystery of God that is now revealed (Ephesians 3:9), a plan conceived before the foundations of the world (Ephesians 1: 3-14). Salvation means death to sin and freedom from sin (Romans 6).

Everyone wants to know about heaven and everyone wants to go there. We were made to live forever somewhere. In a real sense we were made for heaven, a dwelling place of God.

(John 14: 1 -3) "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am".

The throne of God is there, the angels are there, and the Lord Jesus Christ is in heaven. It also includes every true believer from every continent and every denomination. Everyone who has genuinely trusted in Christ as Lord and Savior will be there and the saints of God who died on this earth are in heaven.

The things we can know for certain about heaven are those revealed in the Bible. Everything else is just speculation and hearsay. The Bible tells us everything we need to know and I believe it also tells us everything we can know for certain about heaven.

Not everyone is in heaven now. Some people won't make it. The Bible speaks of the saved and the lost. The saved are those who trust Jesus Christ as their eternal Savior. The lost are those who do not trust Christ as Savior. This is the great dividing line of humanity; you are either saved or you are lost. And there is no middle category. You will either spend eternity in heaven or eternity in hell. If you were to die tonight, do you know for certain that you would go to heaven?