He Sees in Secret

Have you ever felt hidden? Or maybe invisible? Like no one sees you or notices that you are even there?

I was reading Hebrews 4:12-13 and I found some very interesting things. God's Word is in red and my comments are in black.

The Bible says:

vs 12
For the Word of God   IS - Truth

   → living and active
   → sharper than any two-edged sword
   → piercing to the division    
             OF soul and OF spirit 
             OF joints and OF marrow

AND  → discerning the thoughts
AND  → intentions of the heart

That sort of encompasses ALL of who I am. All of who YOU are

vs 13

 AND  →NO creature is hidden - Not even you or me - EVER!

BUT  → ALL are naked  - That includes us

AND  → exposed to the eye of HIM     -  His unblinking gaze!
          TO WHOM WE MUST GIVE ACCOUNT   - There will come a day of accountability


 Now, I don't know about you but that is a pretty strong motivation to #1 - be in the Word and #2 - to stay away from sin. And it really touches me that His unblinking gaze is always on me.

As we (LifeGroup) continue in our study of Fundamentals of the Faith, we will be talking about how to study God's Word. Now there are different ways to study that emphasize different areas. HOWEVER, if we do not come before the Lord and prepare our hearts to hear Him speak to us through His Word, then we will miss out greatly.  We KNOW He is always with us. And we learned in the verses above that nothing is hidden from Him and His gaze is on us. But do WE come before Him and prepare our hearts to hear form Him?


As I thought about this important time of preparation, I was reminded of  Psalm 139:24

Search me, O God,    AND
          know my heart
Try me                        AND
          know my thoughts!

AND  see if there be any grievous way in me,
AND  lead me in the way everlasting! 

This would be a wonderful prayer for us to pray before we come to Him in our quiet times, in our Bible study times and even before we get connected on Zoom for our meetings. It is very important that we ask God to reveal to us any sin that is residing there. So that we may repent and accept His gracious forgiveness.

I hope you can see clearly that you are never hidden from God. And that He is always looking over you and in you. I pray that these verses, right from His Word, will help you to prepare your heart and your mind to receive whatever He has to show you in His Word.

I came across this quote by Bruce Wilkinsin that I thought was very good.

"When you read your Bible, receive and savor it like a love letter from God to you. Remember you're reading in order to meet Someone. Ponder what you have read, and apply it to your present circumstances. Let it go down into the core of your being.  And as you read, expect Him to commune with you."

As we learn to go deeper with Jesus, may our hearts and minds be captivated by His unfailing love for us.