The Secret of the Lord

"The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; he will shew them his covenant (Ps. 25:14 KJV).

This verse for hold's tremendous promise. A nugget of truth lies beneath the surface. Let's examine the secret of the Lord deeper and discover this golden nugget.

Secret of the Lord
Is the secret of the Lord a great mystery? Paul writes, "without controversy great is the mystery of godliness (1Ti. 3:16)." What is this secret of the Lord? Psalm 25:14 answers this question clearly, "the secret of of the LORD is with them that fear him." In other words, those who fear the Lord will know the secret.

Let's look closer at the word secret. The word can be interpreted as a session or a company of persons. It's based on a primitive Hebrew root meaning to sit down together or to take counsel with. To paraphrase the beginning of Psalm 25:14: God will sit down together in counsel with them who fear, or revere him. This is a solid promise in it's own right.

The Covenant
The word shew means to teach or to make known. Psalm 25:14 finishes with "he will shew them his covenant." We need to look closely at the word covenant to uncover the golden nugget of truth contained here. A covenant is a binding agreement between two or more parties. The Hebrew for the word covenant also renders covenant as a confederacy or a league.

We must remember the covenant is God's. He established it from the beginning and it will remain until the end. How and why is this? God is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end (Re. 1:8). We cannot change God's covenant. We can only agree with it and enter into agreement with God that his covenant is truth.

The golden nugget contained in Psalm 25:14 is found in the primitive root the word covenant is derived from. The primitive root means to feed or to cause to eat meat. Hang on to your seat. You don't want to miss this.

Putting It Together
Let's put it together by paraphrasing our verse. God will sit down together in counsel with those who revere him, teaching them how to eat the meat of his covenant. Here we go!

"I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever (Jn. 6:51 KJV)." We do this symbolically when we partake of communion. Jesus said at Passover, "Take, eat: this is my body (Mk. 14:22 KJV)." Jesus also said, "For my flesh is meat indeed (Jn. 6:55 KJV)."

The golden nugget of truth and promise contained in Psalm 25:14 is this: God will sit down in counsel with those who revere him. Within this counsel God promises to teach, or to make known the revelation of Jesus Christ! Jesus Christ is the meat of the covenant from the beginning to the ending. God bless...