IN THE OPEN

Psalm 32:5
Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and
stopped trying to hide them. I said to myself,
"I will confess my rebellion to the LORD."
And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.



If you try to hide your sins, your sins will eventually come to haunt you. Hiding our sins is exactly what Satan wants us to do because the only way for us to hide our sins is to lie. John 8:44 says liars are Satan’s children, but you can stay out of Satan's family for good by asking Jesus to save your soul. My mentor once told me a story about a time when he was a boy when he had a sling shot. He was practicing shooting stones when a duck passed by and was accidentally hit in the head by one of his shots. He was so sacred that he dug a pit to hide the dead duck. The following day he was asked about the missing duck and he lied about what had happened. When he was no longer able to handle the guilty feelings, he told his parents about the accident only to find that his parents had known all along. In fact, his family had already eaten that duck the night of the slingshot incident because his parents had been watching him the whole time. In very much the same way, our all-knowing God always knows the truth and nothing can be hidden from Him. Have you taken your sins and guilt to the Lord?