Tuesday

Psalm 39

Ezekiel 17:1-10

Romans 2:12-16

Paul ends this portion of the second chapter with these worlds, “God will judge the secret thoughts of all.”

I remember as a child learning, at some point, that God knew what I was thinking even though I tried to hide it from God. It was a frightening and enlightening thought for I knew from then on that no matter what I thought or did I could not hide it from God. Sometimes I told myself that God had better things to do or was too busy finding out about the secrets of others who were, or course, much worse than I was! I was wrong.

But at some point the knowledge that God know my thoughts and all about me became a freeing reality in life. I had nothing to hide any longer nor could I and God knew all about me from head to toe, inside and out. It changed the relationship quite a bit. There were no secrets!

It is similar to being involved in an intimate relationship, it is hard to keep secrets from one another even if one tries, better to have everything out in the open and to live in the love and forgiveness that is needed and present. There’s no secret to the fact that God loves us and that God’s love is endless, even though we might attempt to hide things. God knows our innermost being and, get this, still loves us! Thanks be to God!