"Now no one, when he has lighted a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a couch; but he puts it upon a lamp-stand, that they who enter may see the light.
For there is nothing hidden that will not be made manifest; nor anything concealed that will not be known and come to the light. Take heed, therefore, how you hear, for to him who has, shall be given; and from him who does not have, even what he thinks he has shall be taken away."
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" ... The scripture further says that there is nothing hidden that will not be made
manifest; nor anything concealed that will not be brought to light. "
Luke, Chapter 8, verses 16 through 18.
Man has hidden or concealed much from himself. One hides from self one's constant desire to have one's own way right now. If you doubt this, try telling someone, "You always want to have your way right now." See if it is denied, but observe that person a while in relationship with others and see. The person may be yourself.
We conceal that we resent, that we are greedy for more, for better, for different, that we feel sorry for ourselves most of the time, that we are constantly nursing hurt feelings, that we are constantly blaming someone for these hurt feelings, and that we judge everyone we meet compared to a false picture of oneself as the best of the best.
We hide all this, because we have been told to hide it - after all, "What would people think?" Man hides from himself that he hungers for power over his fellow man, that he really wants to be a magician and have everything happen at his wish.
This is just a sample; as you can discover if you lighted your lamp and put it on a lamp-stand.
Source: Headlines page 50, part 9 of the Bible and the Innerman, book III - No Audio
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