Deuteronomy 29:29 (Amplified) says, "The secret things belong unto the Lord our God, but the things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever that we may do all the words of this Law."
Isaiah 45:2-3 (Amplified) says, "I will go before you and level the mountains (to make crooked places straight); I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut asunder the bars of iron." Verse 3 says, "And I will give you the treasure of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, Who calls you by your name."
1Corinthians 14:2 (Amplified) says, "For one who speaks in an (unknown) tongue speaks not to men but to God, for no one understands or catches his meanings because in the (Holy) Spirit he utters secret truths and hidden things (not obvious to the understanding)."
1Corinthians 2:9-10 (Amplified) tells us, "But, on the contrary, as the Scripture says, What eye has not seen and ear has not heard and has not entered into the heart of man (all that) God has prepared (made and keeps ready) for those who love Him (who hold Him in affectionate reverence, promptly obeying Him and gratefully recognizing the benefits He has bestowed)." Verse 10 goes on, "Yet to us God has unveiled and revealed them by and through His Spirit, for the Holy Spirit searches diligently, exploring and examining everything, even sounding the profound and bottomless things of God (the divine counsels and things hidden and beyond man's scrutiny)."
I've placed these scriptures together in this manner to bring the focus back onto the Ministry of the Holy Spirit in the life of God's family. The Holy Spirit is the One Who brings revelation and maturity to God's family. How are we supposed to grow in our walk without His bringing the "hidden secrets and counsels of God" into the Church? Jesus said in John 16:13 that, "The Holy Spirit is to be our Teacher."
Satan has fought against the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues for many, many years. The scriptures given at the beginning of this lesson (and there are many more), tell us that growth in the Church only comes by the Holy Spirit's guidance and revelation of the Word. The "hidden secrets" we have heard from the Holy Spirit could only be revealed by the Holy Spirit. Many of the "secret counsels" of God have been revealed in these last days to those who are earnestly seeking God. Many of these secret things have been spoken to today's Church and we have failed to receive them because we don't allow the Holy Spirit to be our Teacher.
Only the Spirit knows the counsels and only the Holy Spirit can reveal them. We, the Church, have had the Holy Spirit in and among us since Pentecost, according to 2Corinthians 2:10 (Amplified) which says, "But God has revealed them to us by His Spirit." If God didn't wish for us to know these secrets, then He wouldn't reveal them to us. BUT HE HAS.
Right now, in the Church, the Holy Spirit has all the revelation of Jesus in its fullness. Only through the Holy Spirit can Jesus be shown and manifest in all His Glory to the Church. When we pray in tongues (or in the Holy Spirit), God can reveal the hidden secrets to the spirit of His children. God is Spirit and Truth and we need to be "led by the Spirit" in order to understand spiritual things.
These hidden truths and revelations don't come by human intellect, but by His Spirit. These hidden secrets don't come into your head, but into your spirit. Once the Holy Spirit has brought Light into darkness, we can clearly see by His Light and Glory.
For centuries, satan has fought against our receiving and walking in the Holy Spirit. This is because when we allow the Holy Spirit to bring forth revelation to the Church, satan can no longer hold us in darkness. He cannot stop a person from being born again, but if he can prevent us from seeing into the Spirit of God and receiving hidden secrets, then we will remain in the darkness (not sin, but darkness) even though the Light is available.
How many of us have ever heard that, "Tongues have ceased" or that "they're of the devil" or that "They;re not for everyone?" Why would something that is so crucial to our Christian walk be so controversial in the Church? Because, when God opens the Church's "eyes through hidden secrets," then the enemy's weapons will be ended in our lives. This will bring victory to not only you, but to all you bring this Light to.
God isn't holding out or holding back. He has revealed Himself to us through and by His Spirit. Many can teach us how to be religious, while the Holy Spirit teaches us how to be righteous in God. This isn't the carnal righteousness from man's rules. This is spiritual righteousness by God's Blood!
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