OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
YOU CANNOT HIDE FROM GOD
MEMORISE: "Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his
sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we
have to do". Hebrews 4:13
READ: Psalms 139:1-19 (KJV)
1 O Lord, thou hast
searched me, and known me.
2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou
understandest my thought afar off.
3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, And art acquainted
with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou
knowest it altogether.
5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon
me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot
attain unto it.
7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy
presence?
8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in
hell, behold, thou art there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost
parts of the sea;
10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold
me.
11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall
be light about me.
12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as
the day: The darkness and the light are
both alike to thee.
13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my
mother’s womb.
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
Marvellous are thy works; And that my soul
knoweth right well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee, When I was made in secret,
And curiously wrought in the lowest parts
of the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy
book all my members were written, which in continuance were
fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great
is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand:
when I awake, I am still with thee.
19 Surely thou wilt lay the wicked, O God: Depart from me
therefore, ye bloody men.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezekiel
44-46
MESSAGE:
A pastor once took a lady to a hotel room. Before they went in,
they looked around to be sure that nobody could see them. On getting inside,
the lady was uneasy and said to the pastor before taking to her heels, “Before
we came in, we looked left and right to ensure that nobody saw us, but we did
not look up… God can see us.” Believe me, there is no place that God’s eyes do
not get to.
No matter how well some people think they can hide their sins,
they cannot hide even the smallest of them from God. If no one can hide sins
from God, it means no one can avoid the consequences of sins. Rather than
trying to hide whatever sins you might have committed, why not change your
ways?
The reason many people hide their sins is that they want to appear
to all as being righteous. The question is, are they being righteous for people
or for God? Is it people that will judge them on the last day or God Himself?
They are like students that pretend to be studious by putting their books in
front of them every time their parents are around but who never read.
When examinations come, they will fail and be termed a failure
even by the same parents they pretended to. When rapture happens, the same
people they pretended to will see who they really are and then their secret
will be out. Rather than pretend to people who are not important to your
eternal destiny, it is better to get the real salvation so that the One who
will judge you can see that you are truly born again.
If you are a true child of God and you’re hiding your sins and
pretending to people, I’m sure the Holy Spirit is telling you to stop the
pretence and stop committing those sins. Don’t ignore the voice of the Holy
Spirit; listen and obey. God wants to have mercy on you now, and He will give
you the grace to live a truly holy life, but you have to repent genuinely from
your heart.
Beloved, if you are still harbouring any form of sin in your life,
make the decision now to repent and forsake them. You can say this short
prayer: “Lord Jesus, I am sorry for indulging in sin, I am ready to live a
truly holy life. Please help me Lord, and let me never backslide again, in
Jesus’ name I pray.”
KEY POINT
It is impossible to deceive God;
He sees you as you really are.
© 2024 Open Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons
was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed
Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical Churches in the world,
and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.