Father, recent events have made it difficult to accomplish all that needs to be done – at least in a timely manner. Yet week after week, You continue to provide and I have not come up short. I pray that You would continue to work through this cracked pot for Your glory!
Hebrews 4:13 (<<click here to read the passage)
“Nothing… is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed…we are accountable.”
From a physical perspective alone, Lord, this would scare most people half to death but that is just a shallow, surface mentality. Of course, when the author of Hebrews says “everything” they mean “ev–ry–thing”!
Many of us excel…let me rephrase that… I as well of many of us excel at keeping all our unmentionables discreetly tucked in. Our minds process things all the time and we would be absolutely mortified if others could see what we are thinking and when and where we are thinking it! And the things we think run the gamut of possibility from silly to selfish, from inappropriate to sinful.
Others cannot see, thankfully, but You, Lord…You see everything in its entirety. Absolutely “nothing in all creation is hidden from You.” All that we do or think is an open book before You. We cannot hide it or disguise it or embellish it. “Everything is naked and exposed before Your eyes.” That’s pretty blunt and just the thought of it makes us uncomfortable and all we seem to be able to do is to look down at our shifting feet.
We have, without question, no excuses left. We are caught with our proverbial hand in the cookie jar. And it’s not like our kid sister caught us. You, Lord, the God of the Universe, the “One appointed by God to be the judge of all – the living and the dead.” (Acts 10:42 NLT) – You are the “one to whom we are accountable.”
So, payment is due. The bill is on the table and there is no slipping out the back door. Some of our “indiscretions” are harmless and not worth remembering but many – many – are infractions against our most holy God. And regardless of whether we want to acknowledge it, the fact of the matter is “the wages of sins is death…” (Romans 6:23a) You gave Your life in our stead. You took upon Yourself the sins of every man, woman, and child who has ever walked the face of this earth. The “wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God [that is, His remarkable, overwhelming gift of grace to believers] is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23b AMP
We are caught…we are exposed…we are guilty…but thanks to Jesus’ supreme sacrifice – if we will but accept it – we are forgiven. AMEN!
(Mar 4th, 2016, Fri, 5:48 am)
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