Sacred Secret.

That's a question I've heard a few times in connection with a person who knows the truth or learning and yet others in their family circle can't see it as they see it. Then the fighting begins because they can't see it. Why can't they see it?

If you are a witness then this isn't new to you but if you aren't a witness, then let me talk about the sacred secret. Jehovah first spoke of a sacred secret after the Serpent had deceived Eve, and Adam had followed her into rebellion. God then promised that the “seed,” or offspring, would crush the Serpent’s head. You can read that at Genesis 3:15. That is the very first prophecy in the bible.

But what did it mean? Let me post the scripture. Genesis chapter 3 verse 15 says " And I shall put enmity between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed. He will bruise you in the head and you will bruise him in the heel.”

That's what it says but what does it mean? Who is this Seed? How would he conquer the Serpent? In time, divine prophecies revealed clues as to the identity and future activity of the Seed. It wasn't right then and there. In time it was revealed. He would be a descendant of Abraham, would inherit David’s kingdom, and would be called Prince of Peace. I'm sure you can guess who it is now.

In 29 C.E., John baptized Jesus in the Jordan River, and from heaven God’s voice His own voice declared: “This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved.” Here at last was the Seed of promise! The sacred secret had started to unfold in all its glorious facets, including the matter of godly devotion.

What do we understand by “godly devotion”? In the Christian Greek Scriptures, the expression occurs just 20 times, more than half of these in Paul’s two letters to Timothy. Insight on the Scriptures defines “godly devotion” as “reverence, worship, and service to God, with loyalty to his universal sovereignty.” Reverence proceeds out of a heart that draws close to God, in awe of his majesty, his eternalness, and the multiplicity of his grand creations, with thankfulness for the spiritual and material gifts that he showers upon appreciative humans.

Each one of us who practices godly devotion can say, as did the psalmist at Psalm 104:1: “Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, you have proved very great. With dignity and splendor you have clothed yourself.”

Our devotion to God must find expression, and this it does through actions.To many people on earth, religion—if they still have a religion—is a formalism, a cloak that is put on to make them appear holy while they live a life that conforms to the corrupt world around them. They do not even know who God is.

As the “Revealer of secrets,” Jehovah would eventually unveil pertinent details regarding the outworking of this secret. But he would do so gradually,progressively. To illustrate, we might think of the way a loving father responds when his little boy asks, “Dad, where did I come from?” A wise father provides only as much information as that little boy can grasp. As the boy gets older, the father tells him more. In a similar way, Jehovah determines when his people are ready for revelations of his will and purpose.

The apostle Paul wrote: “The sacred secret that was hidden from the past systems of things and from the past generations has been made manifest to his holy ones.” Jehovah’s anointed holy ones have come to understand much about the sacred secret, and they have shared such knowledge with millions.

Even as Jehovah and Satan are opposites, so also are their worshipers. Those who follow the lead of Satan are characterized by duplicity and deceit, their actions etc....

We are thankful that Jehovah has shown us this secret and that through time has shown us more. Like the example of the father and son. We receive food at the proper time. Thank you Jehovah for sending your son and making a way out for us in this system of things which is getting worse each day. Till tomorrow.....