Judges 16:17-18(KJV)
That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man. And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.
From our anchored Scripture Samson poured all his heart by revealing the secret of his strength to Delilah and by this action brought his downfall. Samson’s parents had known the secret of Samson’s strength since his birth, yet they told no one (Judges 13:5). However, the day Delilah heard of Samson’s secret from Samson himself, she told Samson’s enemies and brought him into destruction. Delilah betrayed Samson by leaking the secret to no other but his enemies. In this life some information are deemed classified meaning that it is top-secret. That is, that information needs not to be shared with everyone. There are certain pieces of information that should be treated as confidential while others can be shared. As believers, our failure to differentiate between the two and keep sensitive matters out of public knowledge have resulted in serious damage to many lives.
We live in a world that everything and everyone feeds and lives on information around us. In spite of all this, there are still a lot of key information that are not considered for public knowledge. Likewise, there are facts or revelation about our lives that should remain a secret. The Bible says in Luke 2:19 “But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.” It is believed that one of the reasons Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, was chosen and given classified information about the Messiah that would come through her was that she knew how to keep secrets. In1 Samuel 16: 1-5, Samuel knew Saul was to be substituted and a new heir apparent was to be ordained, but he was also conscious of the danger attached if king Saul should know about it. And the Bible recorded that God gave him a sound counsel and he told no one about the plans of God. Not even Jesse and his children knew about the real intention of Samuel in their house. Joseph revealed his vision and dreams to his brethren, his life was nearly cut short but only the grace of God made sure he lived to fulfill destiny(Genesis 37:19-20). Like Joseph many have destroyed their lives, marriages, jobs by sharing a secret with a friend or family member.
Beloved, do not be caught-up with this spirit of deadly habit known as traitor or betrayer. Love everyone, however, not everyone you love qualifies to know the secrets of your life! The truth is, not everyone will be able to handle what is revealed to them. Be careful because some are waiting to use your secret for personal gain or destroy your life. Oftentimes, the enemy that wants to destroy your life, does not come with a sword but with a smile! As a true child of God, it’s also very important to learn to keep other people’s secrets. It is about trust, or what may be at stake. So, it’s a huge responsibility to ensure that people around you can confide in you. This should be a quality of every Christian. Nothing can be more dangerous and painful than to share your secrets or ideas with a friend who will let you down! It is not a Christian virtue! I will end with Proverbs 11:13 and the Scripture says “A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.” Let it not be said of you anywhere that you are unfaithful in keeping secrets.
O Lord, expose all unfaithful friends in my life and wipe off every secret of my life in wrong hands in Jesus’ Name.