OCTOBER 31, 2012
Something
To Hide
Read: Psalm 32
I said,
“I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and You forgave
the iniquity of
my sin. —Psalm 32:5
If
you have something to hide, Mike Slattery may have the solution.
Several years
ago, a cell-phone company wanted to erect an antenna
on his property and
disguise it as a pine tree. Mike had a better idea
and built a fake barn with
vinyl panels that allow the radio waves to
pass through them. He developed that
concept into a company that
builds structures to hide antennas for aesthetic
and security reasons.
Slattery is convinced that many of his neighbors still
have no idea
what’s inside his barn (The Gazette, Colorado
Springs).
Most
of us are trying to keep something out of sight. It may be as
harmless as
clutter in a basement or as toxic as the moral and spiritual
failings we try to
hide from others, ourselves, and even from God.
In
Psalm 32, David described the futility of trying to conceal his sin
(vv.3-4)
and the relief of opening his soul to the Lord: “I acknowledged
my sin to You,
and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, ‘I will confess
my transgressions to
the Lord,’ and You forgave
the iniquity of my
sin” (v.5).
Confessing
our sins to God and forsaking them brings a sense of
freedom to our souls and
the awareness that we have nothing to hide.
Lord Jesus, help me come to You
When I would rather run and hide
My sinfulness and foolish ways;
Forgive and make me clean inside. —Sper
Whenever we’re ready to uncover our sins, God is ready to cover
them.
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
