Knowledge: Shared and Sealed

Genesis 2:16-17 says, "The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die."

Daniel 12:8-9 says, "As for me, I heard but could not understand; so I said, "My lord, what will be the outcome of these events?" He said, "Go your way, Daniel, for these words are concealed (kept secret) and sealed up until the end time.

Revelation 10:4 says, "When the seven peals of thunder had spoken, I was about to write; and I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Seal up the things which the seven peals of thunder have spoken and do not write them."

God has shared with us everything we need to know pertaining to, "life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence." 

2 Peter 1:2-11 tells us: "Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust. Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins. Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble; for in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly supplied to you."

We see, from these scriptures, that the knowledge we are to grow in is that of Christ Jesus! This is not an indiscriminate collection of every vein of knowledge!

We also see that God has not shared with us EVERYTHING - the full extent of knowledge! Some revelation and knowledge is kept sealed up and secret. I believe this is the greater wealth of knowledge! And, neither will we - as God's bond-servants - share everything. Only that which God calls us to share. Some conversation (or knowledge) is meant to stay 'sealed up" between us and God!

God's People will speak the words of knowledge and life in Christ Jesus! And, as they are speaking life they are dying, daily, to their flesh and this world. 

There was a time I had a tale to tell of my life to anyone who would listen. A tale to match every situation - whether happy or sad, funny or morose. Today the majority of my conversation is kept between me and God. I am learning not to trust the world with all of my conversation. This has been a most important and challenging discipline! It has been an experience of dying to my flesh! 

Matthew 7:6 tells us not to give what is holy to dogs. We are not to cast our pearls before swine. We are to seek only God's counsel! This is not meant to be an insult, but an analogy to learn from. Keep our conversation holy. Father, forgive me for unholy conversation! Put a guard upon my speaking and writing. Amen. We must be discriminating and discerning in what we share.

Disobediently partaking in the tree of the knowledge of good and evil is what brought mankind shame and drove us from the paradise of the Garden of Eden. It has led mankind to the condition of the world today - to darkest evil and violent death and destruction. What (knowledge) are we partaking in? What are we feasting on?

Former Satanists and Occultists who are reborn in Christ Jesus, who are lead by the Holy Spirit, will not share the extent of their occult knowledge with others except in prudence where needed and by God's direction! Rather, they will turn from this unholy knowledge in forgetfulness, in favor of the Garden of Eden... God's Kingdom, where nothing unclean will enter. They will point others to knowledge in Jesus Christ and stop serving the darkness. 

In fact, the scriptures tell us that there is a "Highway of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for him who walks that way, And fools will not wander on it." (Isaiah 35:8)

Isaiah 35 tells of a return to Paradise where this highway is... it says: "The wilderness and the desert will be glad, And the Arabah will rejoice and blossom; Like the crocus it will blossom profusely And rejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, The majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, The majesty of our God. Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble. Say to those with anxious heart, "Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you." Then the eyes of the blind will be opened And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. Then the lame will leap like a deer, And the tongue of the mute will shout for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness And streams in the Arabah. The scorched land will become a pool And the thirsty ground springs of water; In the haunt of jackals, its resting place, Grass becomes reeds and rushes. A highway will be there, a roadway, And it will be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for him who walks that way, And fools will not wander on it. No lion will be there, Nor will any vicious beast go up on it; These will not be found there. But the redeemed will walk there, and the ransomed of the LORD will return And come with joyful shouting to Zion, With everlasting joy upon their heads. They will find gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away.

The narrow road to Paradise is a turning - abstaining - from even the appearance of evil. Look away from evil. Reject the knowledge of evil, and build up your knowledge in Christ Jesus. He is the Bread of Life. Amen.