Don't Hide from God, Run to Him - Hebrews 4:13

-

 



No creature is hidden from him, but all things are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give an account. Hebrews 4:13

Let Me Know When You're Ready to Talk

Why do I try to hide from God sometimes? It makes no sense.

I mean, I know that people act like their parents who act like their parents and so on. When I think I'm hiding something from God, that's me acting like Father Adam.

He disobeyed God and hid. Then, when he got caught, he tried to talk his way out. "The woman you gave me, gave it to me."

I can struggle with greed, jealousy, lust, whininess, rage, resentment, and more on any given day. And when that's my behavior, I think He says, "Let me know when you're ready to talk."

No creature is hidden from Him. I can't run from Him. I can only lie to myself and think I'm hiding.

Right, so I can give Him the silent treatment.

I Am Naked and Exposed

Plus, I am naked and exposed. He sees it all. I can't dress it up. I'm naked.

What if instead, I repeat His words back to Him and say, "Lord, I know I am naked and exposed here. Every bone in my body wants to hide from you, but I won't because I know I am laid bare."

Furthermore, I need His help in the worst way, because I can't hide, and I must give an account to Him.

Ever been called into the bosses office? This is the nuclear version of that.

But, I have something. My defense, on the day of reckoning, is this: Jesus died for me and I trust in Him. I don't just trust a little; I trust one hundred percent in His work on the cross for salvation and nothing else. He paid it all.

So, there's no point in hiding my sin from God. In fact, the more I lay it down before Him, the more he helps me stop acting like a pagan. See, I'm His adopted child, His heir. And He promises that He is working on me. And I can trust that He's going to keep working and working and working on me. He paid the ultimate price for me, why would He stop working now?

Lord, teach me to lay down my sin before you every day. Heal me. Today. Blessed be the Name of the Lord.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Rest in God Alone - Psalm 62:5-8

-
Image
  Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will not be shaken. My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock. My refuge is in God. Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts before him. God is our refuge. Selah - Psalm 62:5‭-‬8 CSB Recently, my hope, my faith was shaken. I felt like a kitten caught up in the jaws of a German Shepherd. I know to look to Jesus. I know. Knowing and doing are not the same. I can be real good with knowing, and weak on the doing. Today, I am in the middle of it all. And it comes and goes. I feel so far away. My feelings don’t know. My bible tells me the truth. The Psalm says to rest in God alone. Rest. What a beautiful short little stubby word. Rest. There’s only one place. Jesus. He is right here. He's not far.  Jesus gives me hope. I cannot generate it from within my belly. My hope does not come from me. Is that not an overlooked truth even for th
Read more

Walking Worthy - Ephesians 4:1-3 (a prayer devotion)

-
Image
As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.  Ephesians 4:1-3 (ESV) He asks me to be humble, that means there IS a pathway to humility for me. In the passage, He asks me to be gentle. That means that I CAN be gentle.  Lord, please give me the grace to behave in the way you are asking. You say I can do it. I KNOW that I can't do it through a flesh-push. I can only do it by being Spirit controlled. By being filled with the Spirit. May my life as a believer be exemplified by these things. May you rule in my heart. May you give me wisdom when I feel that I have none. When I have nothing left. May I depend upon You. Lord, I ask for your grace upon today. Blessed be the name of the Lord. He asks me to be patient. That means that I can be patient. I can know that God
Read more

You Caused - Psalm 71:20-22

-
Image
You caused me to experience many troubles and misfortunes, but you will revive me again. You will bring me up again, even from the depths of the earth. You will increase my honor and comfort me once again. Therefore, I will praise you with a harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing to you with a lyre, Holy One of Israel. Psalm 71:20-22 This verse makes my head spin around and say, “Wait, what did that just say?” The Psalmist, talking to God says, “You caused me to experience many troubles and misfortunes.” God caused. Not the devil. In my imagination, when I hurt, I can wrongly think that God is far away from me. I can think He wishes I wasn’t going through it. That’s not what the verse says. God causes my troubles and misfortune. That’s heavy.  And of course He loves me. How can I get those ideas to synch together? Here’s the question: Why would a loving God do such a thing? Here’s my thought: over and over in the Bible God tells His covenant people to depend on Him. This must
Read more