Isaiah 65

Many years ago, the Christian band Newsboys released a song titled, “God is Not a Secret to Be Kept.” And there’s a lot of truth to that. Those of us who know and love God shouldn’t keep Him to ourselves, and frankly, it would be quite hard to do so. When you’ve found something awesome, you want to share it with others!

That’s why there was something wonderfully amusing in realizing that God can’t even keep Himself a secret. He desperately wants to share Himself with others: “I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said, ‘Here am I, here am I.’” (vs 1)

So, there’s one thing we know for sure: God would lose at hide-and-seek! He doesn’t play that game very well. The point is to hide and not be found, but God goes around saying, “Here I am, here I am!” to people who aren’t even looking for Him! That doesn’t make for a very difficult game.

That’s the point, I guess. God’s not into game-playing—certainly not when it comes to giving us the opportunity to get to know Him! He doesn’t even wait for us to come looking for Him. If we’re not interested in looking, He’ll show up anyway. He’ll walk right over, stick out His hand, and introduce Himself. He’s not shy.

God may be a lot of things, but He’s definitely not a secret to be kept. He will reveal Himself to us—even if we’re not asking for Him. We will find Him—even if we’re not looking for Him. He will appear—even when we’re not saying, “Come out, come out, wherever you are.”

It’s true. God will always lose at hide-and-seek. But the only thing He’s trying to win is us.