The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.
This is a humbling truth because it reminds us in no uncertain terms that we do not and can not know everything. There are things that will remain hidden from us. This can be difficult to bear. It is difficult for those who just like to have a neat and clear explanation for everything. It is perhaps most difficult for those who grapple with suffering and tragedy.
Yet this is also a helpful and hopeful truth. And it is never more helpful and hopeful than in the face of suffering. We may never know why something happened, but we know that God does in fact know. These things "belong to God." They are not the result of chaos or chance in the universe, but are part of a grand mysterious plan in the mind of God that is currently invisible to us.
We cannot know everything, but we can know the One who does know. We can pursue what He has graciously revealed to us, and trust Him with the rest.
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