Can we hide things from God?  Are we hiding things from God?  Are we afraid that if God or someone else found out this something about us that we would be loved less?  This devotion stems from our sermon last Sunday.  It starts in Romans 2: 5 - 16, where Paul is warning us about the judgment day when God will judge all:

(v13)There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile; ¹⁰but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.

For the sinners who haven't fled to the cross, shame will be revealed and sin exposed for all of eternity.   Sin causes us to flee to others or other things so that we don't have to think about God.  We always think that we can keep something hidden because we are afraid it's so terrible, no one not even God would understand or forgive us for it.  God keeps an account of all of our sins - nothing can be hidden from him.  Even our most innermost thoughts He already knows. 

Hebrews 4:13

Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

So, how do we bare all to our Father, when we are filled with fear?  How do we say that "We are at peace?"  We need to be able to first sit in a room with utter silence, without picking up a book to read, or without turning on the tv to drown out the silence.  We need to put away the ipods, stereos and anything else that distracts us and simply just reflect on our God?  We need to seek Him in the silence, being honest by asking "Search me O God, see if there is anything wicked in me, see if I've tried to hide something from you, remove it and lead me to righteousness?"  As women, we are constantly multitasking, so this really pierced my heart.   I have an extremely hard time sitting still without attempting to do several things at once.  My DH just laughs at me because he says that I can never just sit and relax; I could be nursing my baby, blogging and correcting school work at the same time.  (Isn't this normal???) 

Now I realize this is my excuse for not getting close to God.  So, how will I find this "silent time" filled with a house of 5 girls, always needing my attention at some point in the day? Lately, my quiet time with God seems to happen around 2 a.m. when the baby gets up for her first feeding.  I find myself wide awake talking to God, praising Him, thanking Him and petitioning Him for my requests or the requests of others.  When the baby decides to finally sleep through the night, well then, in the quiet morning hours is when I will find my solace.

O dear brothers and sisters, let us keep our gaze upon God.  Christ is our righteousness and He knows every intimate detail about our lives.  Let us not be afraid to open up and share our innermost fears and secrets with our Father.

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I love your table.
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What a beautiful table. That's my kind of Valentine gift.
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