The secret of the Lord [is] with them that fear
him
The secret of his purposes with them; as his purpose according to
election; his resolution to redeem his chosen ones by his Son;
his design to call them by his grace; his predestination of them
to the adoption of children, and eternal life; which are the deep
things of God the Spirit of God reveals; and all which are made
manifest to them in effectual calling; and the secret of his
providences is with them; some are made known to them that fear
the Lord before they come to pass; as the destruction of Sodom
and Gomorrah to Abraham, with many other instances in the Old
Testament; see ( Amos 3:7 ) ; and what is
the book of the Revelation but a revelation of the secrets of
Providence, from the time of Christ and his apostles, to the end
of the world? some they observe and take notice of while they are
performing, and see the gracious designs of God in them, for
their good and his glory; and though some of his ways of
Providence are past finding out, and his footsteps are not known
as yet; hereafter his judgments will be made manifest, and the
whole scene will be opened to the saints, and be clear to their
view: the secret of his love, free grace, and favour, is with
them, which was in his heart from everlasting, and lay hid in his
thoughts, which are as much higher than ours as the heavens are
higher than the earth; and which is made manifest in
regeneration, and then shed abroad in the hearts of his people:
secret communion with God is enjoyed by those that fear him,
which is what the world knows nothing of, and the joy that
results from it is what a stranger intermeddles not with; the
Lord has his chambers and secret places, into which he brings
them, and where they dwell. The secret of his Gospel is with
them; and the mysteries of it, which were kept secret since the
world began; as the mystery of a trinity of Persons in the
Godhead; the union of the two natures in Christ; the regeneration
of the Spirit; the union of the saints to Christ, and their
communion with him; the calling of the Gentiles; the resurrection
of the dead; and the change of living saints;
and he will show them his covenant:
the covenant of grace, which was made with Christ for them from
eternity, is made known to them in time, when they are called by
the grace of God, and made partakers of the grace of the
covenant, then the Lord reveals himself as their covenant God and
Father; shows them that his Son is their surety, Mediator,
Redeemer, and Saviour; puts his Spirit into them to implant
covenant grace in them, to seal up the blessings of it to them,
and bear witness to their interest in them, as pardon,
justification, and adoption; and to apply the exceeding great and
precious promises of it to them.