Isaiah 45:3
I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places,
that you may know that I, The LORD, Who call you by your name, Am The God of Israel.
The treasures of darkness are found when we dig into the rich, dark soil of The Word of God. As a seed is planted beneath the dirt and compost, changing along the way until it breaks ground and becomes something new, so The Word planted within the seeker of Truth changes the seeker, making us into someone new, too.
It is not the darkness of sin that holds hidden treasures, but the unseen, unknown, unrevealed Wisdom of God which has yet to be revealed to the one who seeks to know The Truth of God's Word. In every chapter, in every verse, we learn of The God Who Loves Us, when He reveals Himself to us, the ones who dig into His Word that we might digest it for ourselves.
These are the hidden riches of secret places. For it is only in the secret place that God's Light shines It's brightest.
It is a place of peace, yet remains unsilent. It is place of the whispers of God into the ears and hearts and minds of a people who have sought Him out. It is a place of strength in The Lord and restoration, restoring what has been lost; what has been stolen.
The Secret Places are worth searching out, for God rewards the heart and life of those who seek Him out. Who seek Him to know Him, not just receive from Him. Who seek His face, not just His hand. For the greatest reward that we can receive from God is to meet Him face to face, speak with Him as son or daughter with a Father Who loves us more than we can even begin to comprehend.
The Secret Places are worth investigating: page after page, day after day, into the night until not only dawn breaks but reason meets Reason. [Isaiah 1:18]. Spiritual wisdom is greater than worldly wisdom. This world shall soon be destroyed with the fire of God [Psalm 50:3; 2 Peter 3:10], but The Wisdom of God shall remain long after. For it is the Wisdom of God that declares the Mystery of God: Jesus Is The Son of God; Jesus Is Lord. [Romans 1:4].
No one knows The Wisdom of God until that first seed of faith which has been planted in their hearts exercises that faith by believing that God's Word is True and that God's Promises are Faithful, causing the seed to grow and expand. The Wisdom of God is The Spirit of God, calling the seeker to "Come and drink, Come and see, Come and believe". [Proverbs 1:20; Isaiah 55:1; Revelation 22:17].
The Wisdom of God is walked in by faith. [2 Corinthians 5:7; Galatians 5:16]. We walk in The Spirit, Who is The Wisdom of God. This Wisdom leads the believers on The Way of Holiness [Isaiah 35:8] that we may see God and live [Jeremiah 29:13].
For The Holy Spirit of God is The Spirit of Christ. We cannot have One without the Other. They are indeed three separate Persons: God The Father, God The Son, God The Holy Spirit. Yet They are One: GOD. This knowledge, this mystery, we receive by faith in God's Holy Word. Yet not all at once, for the splendor--the glory--of this mystery cannot be beheld with eyes of flesh. Glory by glory we are changed from the inside out.
The shell breaks apart and the seed pushes outward and upward. We become trees of righteousness, whom God has planted in His garden. [Psalm 61:3]. We persevere, growing where He wants us to grow, being pruned now and then that we might grow the more stronger. Wisdom fills us and we are made to withstand droughts; infestations are repelled. The Spirit brings forth our branches and strengthens our roots.
Here in the Secret Places God has revealed Himself to the seeker. Are you that seeker? like me? Let's go together.
You know what else I like in that first verse (Isaiah 45:3)? God calls us by His Name, whether that name is Israel [Genesis 32:28]or Christian [Acts 11:26], it is God Who designates us as such.
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