04/12/2025
*OPEN HEAVEN FOR TODAY 3RD DECEMBER 2025 DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY PASTOR E A ADEBOYE.*
*TOPIC: KEEP IT TO YOURSELF*
*MEMORISE:*
A time to rend, and a time to sew, a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
*Ecclesiastes 3:7*
*READ: Proverbs 3:32, Amos 3:7:*
32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.
7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
*BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Corinthians 1-4*
*MESSAGE*
Greatness comes with many responsibilities, including being able to keep secrets. This is because, at a certain level of greatness, there are things leaders must keep as highly confidential so as to protect themselves, their followers, and the greater good of what they represent. There are some kinds of information that are available to such people that can be misused if they become common knowledge, and as such, they must be kept secret.
God also has secrets, and if you are close to Him and truly reverence Him, He will begin to tell you some of them. However, if you go around telling everyone the things He tells you without His permission to do so, do not be surprised when you stop hearing more secrets from Him.
When God tells you something and instructs you not to tell anyone, keep your mouth shut, and He will trust you with even more secrets. I pray that you will get so close to God that He will begin to share some of His secrets with you, in Jesus’ name.
The birth and nurturing of Jesus Christ required a certain level of secrecy, and if Mary had been talkative, she would have exposed Him to danger early in His life. As a believer, it is not everything that God tells you that you should tell other people. There are certain things God tells you that are for your ears only.
Psalm 25:14 says:
The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
One major reason God keeps secrets is because He does not want the devil to know what He is about t
