Weekly Devotion - #25

Hidden Things of Darkness

"Therefore judge nothing before the time; until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God" --I Corinthians 4:5.

God is all powerful. He does not need to exercise to stay strong. He does not grow weak or old. God does not have one gray hair or one wrinkle. God has all knowledge. He does not need to study and nothing ever surprises Him. God is in all places at the same time. He is in California and Florida at the same time. He is there at noon and at midnight. God knows and sees even the hidden things in darkness. You can hide things from your family and friends, but not from God. Nothing has ever been hidden from God. In the past, Adam hid in the trees, Achan hid the stolen goods, David hid his sin but God knew what each one had hidden. You cannot hide from God.

Once when I was traveling with Ronnie Rice, a deaf evangelist, he asked to stop at a store. He went in and returned with a bag which he quickly put away. He did not tell me what he had bought. That night he seemed in a hurry to go to bed. We were sharing a room with twin beds. In the darkness I was awakened by the sound of a bag being opened. Then I heard the little laugh of a person pleased that he had tricked me. Soon I heard the eating of potato chips. It seemed hours passed until finally the last one was eaten, then the closing of the bag and one last pleased laugh.

The next morning I asked him why he did not share his chips last night. He looked surprised that I knew. He is deaf and forgot that I could hear. I knew what he had done in the darkness because of the sound. God knows at all times, at any hour what we do--even in the darkness. [TGC]

THOT: God does not need a telescope to see you.

TODAY: Confess your sins, do not cover them.

This lesson is from  30 Heart Touching Devotions available from SWM.

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