Today’s Devotion
Topic: Glancing This Way And That Way.
Text: Luke 8: 17
For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open. Amen.
There is no secret under the sun, of course we all know that; but not when we are about to commit sin. Just at that instance, we forget that the whole world is one big transparent glass and everyone sees everything we do. Even those things done under the cover of darkness.
You see, according to the bible, “one day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labour. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people. GLANCING THIS WAY AND THAT WAY AND SEEING NO ONE, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
The next day he went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you hitting your fellow Hebrew?” The man said, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “WHAT I DID MUST HAVE BECOME KNOWN.” When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well” (Exo 2: 11- 15).
Jesus told His disciples that whatever is concealed will be brought out in the open and this is why: There is a God who sees everything so clearly; even those things done under the cover of thick darkness, because darkness is like light to Him (Ps 139: 12). If the deed done in secret is good, then the Father who sees in secret will reward you publicly (Matt 6: 4). But if the deed is wrong, then the very sin it is, eats up the covering of God over your life, destroys God’s protective hedge around you and exposes your nakedness to all. You remember the story of Adam and Eve ?(Gen 3: 10- 11).
The only time we are covered and not spiritually accessible except to God is when we dwell in righteousness, under the shadow of the Almighty. There, we look like a mystery to the devil and even our fellow man. For no one can tell exactly what we are made of except that we are so blessed and they can do nothing about it.
So the next time you feel tempted to glance this way and that way before you do anything, be reminded that whatever it is you will be doing will not remain a secret. It can’t be! Spiritual law does not permit that. That same law ensures however that whatever we did in secret attracts its corresponding reward in public. Even when it is a secret to creation, it won’t be to the creator.
Meditate on this word and begin to pray. Ask that the seed of righteousness be planted in you. David said “Thy word have i hidden in my heart, that i do not sin against You (Ps 119: 11). Decide to walk in righteousness for the rest of your life and you will not have to worry about who might be seeing what you do. Jehovah becomes both your dwelling and hiding place. That is the safest place to be in a life time!
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