Hello Everyone
In plain sight. Hebrews 4:13 tells us that nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is in plain sightto Him. This is both confronting and comforting. On the one hand, it is confronting to know that God knows and sees everything about our lives. We wonder, how can He love me if He sees the worst about me? Will I be enough? It is rather intense that He sees into every nook and cranny of our beings; every thought that crosses our minds and every move we make whether our intentions are good or not so good. He knows all the issues that make us feel like we are somehow wearing a dog tag of shame; things that are so painful that we hide them behind a vaulted door that no one can open, fearing rejection from God and others. He sees us wear our best badge of honour and our attempts to keep it well polished. He sees the nice things like acts of kindness and mercy. He sees the love and service we show to others. He sees the deep gashes on our hearts that have left lifetime scars that we believe define us and make us unlovely. He sees what we hang onto that we should let go. He knows the fears that assault us and put us in the grip of anxiety. He knows every breach of trust and how we navigate the murky waters of offense. He sees us when we are nice and when we are not nice. Everything is in plain sight to God.
On the other hand, it is an incredible comfort to know that whilst everything about us is in plain sight to God, nothing can make Him love us more or less. There are no shifting sands with God. The best and the worst about us do not deter or change God’s love and acceptance. This truth means the enemy can never find us crawling around the wide-open spaces of insecurity, wondering if we do better can we earn more stripes with God. No! We are found positioned, qualified and unruffled in the safety and shelter of the most high God. God’s unbreakable commitment to us puts a chain on every lion the enemy seeks to unleash upon us to undermine our faith. These lions may bear their teeth, making us fearful that God will stop loving us, protecting us or acting on our behalf unless we somehow prove ourselves worthy, but God has nullified every attack and accusation by loving us perfectly, in plain sight, knowing the best and the worst about us. On that note, I’m humbled and thankful that God loves us in plain sight.
So, friends, get your “sight” on today.
Best days to come.
Wen