IT WILL ALL BE SEEN
Hebrews 4:13
And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him.
The big mule deer buck was taking a drink was drinking in a creek straight below me about 100 yards. I watched him leave the creek and start up into the Wyoming rocky crevices. I watched him bed down in a place that looked like someone could sneak in on him. That someone was my dad who was up the valley 500-600 yards.
After the buck settled in I snuck out and got my dad's attention. I gave him as many hand signals as I could think of. Once he figured out what was going on I got in position to lead him to range of the buck who believed he was completely hidden and safe. That buck ended up being dad's last mule deer buck before he passed away.
There are times when in our lives we think we've gotten away with some sin. We think no one else knows about this. But like Randy with that Gobbler, there is always God looking from above that sees everything. Our Heavenly Father sees all that we do, the good and the bad. There is nothing hidden from His view.
Its spring and there a lot of new born fawns around... the other day we saw one lay down by the edge of the road. It thought it was hidden, but it didn't know that we could see it clearly. It reminded me that God sees and knows, even when I think I'm hidden. How many times in our lives have we done things that we would have changed if we had just remembered the verse above? There are things that we have literally cried over after the fact knowing that God could see us the whole time and we hurt Him with our sin. When we realize that the very God that created us and gave His Son as a sacrifice for just you and me... He can see us when we sin, and He is pained when we turn against Him each time we sin... it should break our hearts.
We are all going to make decisions that are wrong... We are all sinners (Romans 3:23). Next time you are at a crossroads and sin is right there in front if you, remember Hebrews 4:13 and know that HE sees and hears everything. Consider your steps carefully.
There is also a great promise here as well. If God knows our hearts and sees all things then He also knows and sees our struggles and our hurts. He sees our needs and our victories. And HE loves us so much that HE will meet our every need.
The next time you are tempted with sin, remember that maybe no else will know... but God will know and your sin will break the heart of the God that loves you more than you can imagine. That should stop all of us from making the wrong decision.
The good and the bad... nothing is hidden
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