For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested;
neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. Mark 4:22
There is nothing that is hidden that will not be exposed; and nothing
that is kept as secret that will not be brought to light. Obviously
Jesus was not talking about this present time, because you and I know
that there are many things that will remain in the dark in this present
life. But Jesus was talking of a time when nothing will be kept secret.
This must be with regard to the time of the judgment of God.
Since this is true, the wise thing to do will be to deal with every
secret in the light of God's word, because failing to do so will mean
waiting for the day when God will have to do it by Himself, and at that
time, it will be too late to change anything. Therefore, Jesus warns,
"If any man have ears to hear, let him hear." When the bible speaks
about hearing, what is meant is not just hearing, but taking heed to
what is heard. Doing something about what is heard is what the bible
means by hearing.
But He goes on further and says, "Take heed what you hear." This is
how important Jesus regards the question of hearing, that He didn't only
admonish us to hear, but also to be careful what we hear. In other
words, what we hear has the ability of determining what happens to us
both here and after. If what we hear is consistent with the word of God,
good. But if what we hear is contrary to the word of God, it spells
doom when we build our lives on it, therefore, the wise thing to do is
to make amends now when change is possible, because a will come when it
will be too late to make any change.
Toni
