We are all master deceivers.
It may be little things like eating chocolate when you are on a diet.
It might be big things like having an affair with your boss.
It's easy to deceive others.
If no one asks, I don't have to tell.
And no one is going to ask anyway. We would much rather live in our secluded worlds. We don't want to step out of our comfort zones. We don't want anyone to know what we are like, so we don't go beyond talking about the weather.
And it's easy to avoid the issues, even if someone does ask.
Talk about other problems. Talk about the acceptable sins.
Keep up appearances. Build a wall.
But make it look good.
That's how we roll.
For decades.
Job asks his counselors a question: "Will it be well with you when He searches you out? Or can you deceive Him as one deceives a man?" (Job 13:9).
The answer to both questions is "no."
No, it won't be well with me, when God searches me out (Psalm 139:23-24).
No, I can't deceive God like I can deceive others.
God is omniscient and omnipresent. There is nothing that can be hidden from Him.
He knows my thoughts.
He knows what I'm doing when no one else is around.
Even in the dark in a distant motel room.
I can't fool God. And neither can you.
Showing posts with label Psalm 139:23-24. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Psalm 139:23-24. Show all posts
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Search me, O God, and know my heart!
"Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts!
And see if there be any grievous way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting" (Psalm 139:23-24).
David undoubtedly knows that there were "grievous ways" in his heart.
Like the rest of us, he was aware of his sinful thoughts.
He knew about the sins in his life that no one else knew about.
And, like us, he knew that god is omniscient. He knows about those sins, too.
So what does David want god to do?
I think he is asking God to expose his sins.
He wants God to tell him, "These are the things in your life that grieve Me."
He wants to make sure that nothing is hidden between himself and his God.
But he is also calling out for redemption.
"I know You'll find sins, but lead me in the way everlasting. I want to deal with those sins. I want Your forgiveness. I want Your righteousness applied to my sinfulness."
What a glorious hope!
We can't hide our sins from God. And even though He knows about all the sins that no one else even imagines, He is able to forgive them and lead us into the way everlasting (1 John 1:9).
Try me and know my thoughts!
And see if there be any grievous way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting" (Psalm 139:23-24).
David undoubtedly knows that there were "grievous ways" in his heart.
Like the rest of us, he was aware of his sinful thoughts.
He knew about the sins in his life that no one else knew about.
And, like us, he knew that god is omniscient. He knows about those sins, too.
So what does David want god to do?
I think he is asking God to expose his sins.
He wants God to tell him, "These are the things in your life that grieve Me."
He wants to make sure that nothing is hidden between himself and his God.
But he is also calling out for redemption.
"I know You'll find sins, but lead me in the way everlasting. I want to deal with those sins. I want Your forgiveness. I want Your righteousness applied to my sinfulness."
What a glorious hope!
We can't hide our sins from God. And even though He knows about all the sins that no one else even imagines, He is able to forgive them and lead us into the way everlasting (1 John 1:9).
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