by David Brenneman
"But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops. “I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him! Are not five sparrows sold for two cents? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows. “And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God; but he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God. And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him. When they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not worry about how or what you are to speak in your defense, or what you are to say; for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” Luke 12:2-12.
Hiding from the truth will never make that truth go away nor will it cause it to become any less true.
Denying the truth of a need for salvation in Christ Jesus alone will never negate that truth.
Believing lies, no matter how often repeated nor from whatever supposed trusted source, will never make those lies a single truth.
Our world teaches children who later often become adults to use lies to bring about their own desired results. None of this is a surprise or should be a surprise to those who are saved already. Jesus said that Satan is a liar and the father of lies.
In my life I have heard many a Preacher say that we ought to always have our Bibles at the ready to verify for ourselves what is being preached that day.
Lies are potent but never all powerful. The Spirit of God cuts through all lies like a hot knife through butter. More often than not even faster than that.
All lies have no trouble being said.
All liars hate being challenged by the truth of God.
We were given choice by the work of Jesus Christ at the cross of calvary. Choice to come to Him and receive salvation or to reject Him and the free gift thereof.
We choose most of our paths in life. As Sovereign as the Lord Jesus Christ is...there are times and places where people are allowed to do certain things and other times when He intervenes to prevent actions. There's no living strictly by chance.
We just think that luck happens.
We just think that karma happens.
Neither exists in the reality of God's word.
People will only appear to get away with things that they do. Nothing done by anyone will ever surprise God.
Prayer can, and will, go where people don't want it to go who have things to hide.
Likewise prayer will create ways where there were none towards reconciliation and healing of relationships.
"Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much." James 5:16.
The Word of God, the Word of Truth, will accomplish everything that Jesus said. Every single knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
Every single person will have their own moment before Jesus to give an account of their lives before Him. Either as Lord and Savior or as Judge.
Scripture says that He knows our thoughts and intentions. "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Hebrews 4:12.
Consider this as well, "I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds." Jeremiah 17:10.
"Can a man hide himself in hiding places So I do not see him?” declares the Lord. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the Lord." Jeremiah 23:24.
"Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Consider your ways!" Haggai 1:7.
"Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts, “Consider your ways!" Haggai 1:5.
We can choose ignorance but that will do nothing to negate the truth of God's word.
My Dear Reader, you cannot stop God from being God. Your ways and your thoughts are ever before Jesus at all times!
Anger, rage, bitterness, all do nothing but cloud our judgment.
"The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There is no one who does good. The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there are any who understand, Who seek after God. They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one. Do all the workers of wickedness not know, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And do not call upon the Lord? There they are in great dread, For God is with the righteous generation. You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted, But the Lord is his refuge." Psalms 14:1-6.
Turn aside to the truth. God's truth. Not your truth not your husband's, your wife's, your children's your best friend's your bosses your manager's anyone’s truth.
Sadly it often takes the taking of a life for truth to burn through the lies that a person lives in.
People who have embraced the darkness rather than the Light of Jesus Christ will always stumble through life making up excuses for what is or isn't in their lives.
My prayer to all is to get right with Jesus and ask Him to be the forgiver of your sins and the leader of your life. Realize the truth that there is coming a day when everything will be revealed.
All NASB 1995 and NASB Scripture Excerpts used by permission. (C) Lockman Foundation.
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