“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” Deuteronomy 29:29 This is one of my favorite verses in the entire Bible. I remember sitting in theology class listening to the conversations going around and around as we discussed the Trinity, or election versus free will, or the eternal generation of the Son (I could go on!). To plumb the depths of the character and the holiness of God is something that only God Himself can do fully. “The secret things […]

Malachi 3:10 “Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.” The Israelites had been instructed for generations to give the first tenth of all of their harvest and profits as an act of worship to God. As you might imagine, there were times when their crops did not produce as expected and resources were limited, that this […]