An interesting observation about the names of the 12 spies of Israel is that part of the message of their names was that they were hidden by the majesty of God. They were hidden by God as they spied out the land. Christians do not spy out lands like the Israelites did Canaan. We do not need that kind of miraculous hiding. Yet, there are ways that we need to be hidden by God.
Psalm 32:7, “Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.” By obeying God’s laws, we keep ourselves from much trouble, and he will providentially take care of us.
Psalm 119:114, “Thou art my hiding place and my shield; I hope in thy word.” God’s Word helps shield us from the darts of the Devil.
Psalm 64:2, “Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the tumult of the workers of iniquity.” God will always provide a way of escape from temptation. He will protect us providentially.
Colossians 3:1-3, “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.” When we become Christians, we dedicate ourselves to Christ. We are dead to the old life and make our life like Christ’s. We are hidden with Christ in God from sin.
James 5:20, “Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.” When we become Christians, our sins are taken out of the sight of God. He no longer sees our sins because they are cleansed away by the blood of Christ.
Be hidden of God. Obey him. Study your Bible so that you know how to be hidden in Christ with God, and if any of this is hard to understand, ask an adult to help you.
