by Joe Works<\/p>\n
God wants us to know what He wants us to know!<\/p>\n
Obvious? Maybe. And yet we are tempted to focus on what He has not revealed and become disinterested in what He has revealed.<\/p>\n
Remember, Deuteronomy 29:29 has two parts, and it would greatly benefit us to accept both.<\/p>\n
What part of God’s revelation are you currently seeking to understand and do?<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Joe Works God wants us to know what He wants us to know! Obvious? Maybe. And yet we are tempted to focus on what He has not revealed and become disinterested in what He has revealed. Remember, Deuteronomy 29:29 has two parts, and it would greatly benefit us to accept both. “The secret things…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[1093,54],"class_list":["post-92736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-knowledge","tag-obedience"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":88446,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-is-meant-by-secret-things\/","url_meta":{"origin":92736,"position":0},"title":"What is meant by “secret things?”","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Good afternoon, In Deuteronomy 29:29, what is meant by \"secret things\"? 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