Wednesday 13 Oct 2010

Wednesday Reading: Hebrews 4:12-13
 
Key Verse: Hebrews 4:13
13  Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight, but all things are naked and opened to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

Devotion:
How many times have you been caught out doing something that you should not be doing? Well the answer actually is a whole lot more than you realise. It is the ones where we have been caught out by other people that we tend to remember because we may well be embarrassed by those things that we have been doing when others have always thought that we do not do that. It is the ones where we realise too late that someone else has seen us that we tend to remember. But what about all those things that we do in front of God? How many of those do you suddenly realise that God is the one watching you do them? How many do you become embarrassed of because God has seen you?

Sadly to say we do not have that same realisation that we are sinners and that we sin in front of God that we do when we do embarrassing things in front of our friends. Is it because God is not seen by us that we think that He cannot see us? Is it because we put Him to the back of our minds rather than remembering that He is always with us? Whatever we think, that does not change the truth. God is always with us and is always watching us. If we are going to willingly sin then we need to remember that we are doing it directly in front of Him!

We need to remember that we are naked in front of God. Not physically naked but rather that we cannot cover anything up in front of Him. What would you imagine would be the most embarrassing thing that any friend could catch you doing? Now multiply that feeling a few times and that is what we should be feeling when we do give in and do those things – even when we do not get caught out by friends... because we have just been caught out by God! We do not have to give in and follow those old sinful ways because God can give us the strength to stay on top of those things. He can guide us away from those things – so long as we are willing to ask for help before we let loose!

Points to Ponder:
What was your most embarrassing moment?
 
What do you think God thought about it?