Eternal Accountability - Deuteronomy 29:29

"The Lord our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and our children are accountable forever for all that he has revealed to us, so that we may obey all the terms of these instructions." Anticipating his death, Moses preached a farewell address to the Israelites. In the sermon he briefly reviewed Israel’s history since the Exodus. He charged the nation to be faithful to God. Moses made it clear that the sovereignty of God undergirds every aspect of Israel’s relationship with Him and they are accountable for the knowledge of God they have received from Him. The Israelites still had a lot to learn about their covenant with God: "But to this day the Lord has not given you minds that understand, nor eyes that see, nor ears that hear!" (vs 4.). Yet, what they did know and understand, they were accountable for--not just in the present but for eternity. When you receive a revelation of God's saving grace through Jesus Christ, you are eternally accountable for it. There's no going back; there's no quitting; there's no do-overs; there's no work-arounds; God doesn't take any of it back, He gives you more. Jesus told His disciples: "When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required" (Luke 12:48). You don't receive more and more grace and knowledge of God without the corresponding responsibility. God doesn't reveal Himself without a reason. He wants you to share more and more of your revelation of Him and His grace with others.