I will give you the treasures of
darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the
LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name. (Isaiah 45:3)
This is one of the many promises that
God gave to Cyrus, the Persian king.
Treasures of darkness and riches
stored in secret places. Something unusual, isn't it?
In the olden days, kings of rival
nations always hid their treasures in secret places and in darkness because if
they were attacked and they fell into the hands of the enemy, their treasures
would not be discovered. Only a few of the king's closest aides knew about
these secret places. God was going to give Cyrus these treasures of darkness and
riches stored in secret places. And He fulfilled his promise in the lifetime of
Cyrus.
Sometimes God gives us things that we
don't ask of Him. It's just like He's decided to give it to us because of His
great love for us.
Actually, we deserve nothing but the
Bible says,
"He who did not spare his own
Son, but gave him up for us all - how will he not also, along with him,
graciously give us all things? (Romans 8:32)"
Yes, God's love for you is great.
Sometimes some of us ask ourselves:
Does God really love me?
Yes He does; He did not spare his own
Son, just for you.
Paul the apostle desired that the
Ephesians knew the greatness of God's love. So he wrote,
"And I pray that you, being
rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints,
to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, (Ephesians
3:17,18)
God's love is infinite and yes! He
loves you much more than you can ever imagine.
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