“Can anyone hide in secret
places so that I cannot see him?” declares the Lord. Do not I fill
heaven and earth?”
Jeremiah 23:24
In today’s society, there is an ever increasing unwillingness to take
responsibility for one’s own actions, but instead to place blame on
someone or something else. It is a feeble attempt to evade and avoid any
repercussions. God understands and sees all. We can’t hide our actions,
or our motives from Him, nor should we want to. Hiding them only serves
to entangle us, once again in the chains of deceptions and sin that
keeps us bound. The fact is, we can be honest with God. He is the One
who knows and understands us, better than we do ourselves. When we enter
into a relationship with God, there is freedom to be who we are, all
pretence set aside. If we will embrace and face the truth about
ourselves, although it can be quite uncomfortable, we will experience
that freedom. He takes our mistakes, our attitudes, and even the
insincerity of our hearts and changes them, once we admit and submit
them to Him.
Prayer
Give me the strength to face the truth and to take responsibility for my
actions. Forgive me for attempting to make excuses and place the blame
for my mistakes and faults on others. I don’t want to hide anything from
You. I cannot hide anything from You and I choose instead to run into
Your arms of grace and mercy. Thank You for loving and caring for me so.
Amen.
