Revealed

Yesterday's comments from James Murdoch suggest that he was not even-handed in his responsibilities over the intended takeover of BSkyB last year. Being too close to the Murdochs has been a problem for many in Government over the last 20 years, as the Leveson enquiry and many other enquiries have revealed. What those in power will have hoped would stay secret has become uncomfortably public, and the public are not impressed.

People who wish matters to stay secret usually have something to hide. It is not only tyrants like President Assad, or people in government like Tony Blair and his 10 minute dossier, but also ordinary people like us whose errors of judgement may have had awkward consequences.

Jesus reminded his followers that one day, all secrets would be revealed, and justice would be seen to be done. '“But don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. What I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ear, shout from the housetops for all to hear!' (Matthew 10.26-27)

God's plan for the world is that all secrets will be uncovered, and His chosen means by which that happens is through the faithful preaching and witnessing of the followers of Jesus. He is a God who speaks into the secrets of our hearts, and how we respond to His word reveals what we are like. 

The writer to the Hebrews put it like this. 'For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable. (Hebrews 4.12-13)

How we live today, whether in the public gaze or in private, matters. One day all will be revealed. We need to remember that.

Best wishes,

Richard