Transparency

Proverbs 28:13: “He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy . . .

Psalm 139:1-3, 23-24: “O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from a far. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. . . . Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my misgivings. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

When we try to hide our sins from God, inevitably we find ourselves suffering the consequences of our disobedience to the LORD. We can't fool God; nor can we hide our sins from Him. God knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows where we are, what we're doing, and what we're thinking (Psalm 139:4,7-10).

The Psalmist in chapter 139 states this fact well. In the first verses of the chapter he states, "You've searched me and You know me . . . You know where I go and You know my thoughts. You know ALL my ways." David knows that he is completely transparent before the Lord; nothing in David’s life is getting past God. So instead of trying to hide his sins, David asks the LORD to search Him and find any misgivings that may be in his heart. In his quest for intimacy with the LORD, David wants to be completely clean.

A person desiring true intimacy with God will be transparent, vulnerable, and subject to the Lord’s illumination of his sin. He will submit to that word of conviction from the Lord and repent.

Let’s not try to hide from God. Let’s be open to His leading us into “the Way everlasting.”