Hide And Seek
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them. Proverbs 20:12
Oh the games we sometimes play! We believe we can sneak around and not be caught. Both in words whispered privately and the deeds we perform in secret. But who are we fooling? Only ourselves. Solomon points out two facets of the Lord's omnipotence in the verse above that reduces our secretive actions to purely foolish behavior.
Abraham Lincoln said "You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.” What a neat comment but the fact of the matter is that you can never fool God. He knows our heart. He knows our thoughts and intentions even before they become actions. Jesus tells us in Luke 12:7 that he even knows the hairs on our head - quite a feat that few, if any, know about themselves.
So why do we perform foolish actions in secret when we know that the Lord sees them all? Do we think we can "slip one by Him"? Perhaps, it is simply that we allow our human nature to take charge and make decisions that we know are not in accordance with His Will. David provides us the proper frame of mind to approach God: "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." Psalms 139:23-24
When we are tempted to whisper a negative word or act in secrecy today, let's stop and call upon the Lord for forgiveness and ask him to lead us in our actions. Rest assured he will not have us hiding our actions from others but openly demonstrating His love for others.
Oh the games we sometimes play! We believe we can sneak around and not be caught. Both in words whispered privately and the deeds we perform in secret. But who are we fooling? Only ourselves. Solomon points out two facets of the Lord's omnipotence in the verse above that reduces our secretive actions to purely foolish behavior.
Abraham Lincoln said "You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.” What a neat comment but the fact of the matter is that you can never fool God. He knows our heart. He knows our thoughts and intentions even before they become actions. Jesus tells us in Luke 12:7 that he even knows the hairs on our head - quite a feat that few, if any, know about themselves.
So why do we perform foolish actions in secret when we know that the Lord sees them all? Do we think we can "slip one by Him"? Perhaps, it is simply that we allow our human nature to take charge and make decisions that we know are not in accordance with His Will. David provides us the proper frame of mind to approach God: "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." Psalms 139:23-24
When we are tempted to whisper a negative word or act in secrecy today, let's stop and call upon the Lord for forgiveness and ask him to lead us in our actions. Rest assured he will not have us hiding our actions from others but openly demonstrating His love for others.
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