"Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who sees us? and who knows us"?
I used to think that my mama had eyes in the back of her head. I figured it must be true, since she knew what I was doing, even when her back was turned. I also thought that she could see around corners, or through walls, because she would know what I was up to even when she was not in the same room. Since I have grown up and am a little more mature, I realize that if I had been behaving myself none of that would have made any difference. This is what Isaiah 29:15 was about. Isaiah 29 is an indictment of Jerusalem. They were accused of "honoring God with their lips while their hearts were far from Him" (verse 13). Isaiah also censured them in verse 16: "You turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay! Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, 'He did not make me'? Can the pot say to the potter, 'He knows nothing'?" (NIV) The people of Jerusalem thought that they could hide from God because He was no longer real to them. They had no fear, or respect, for God; therefore, they did what they wanted to do. They had become what we might call "practical atheists," i.e., they might have believed in God, but they acted as if He did not exist. This looks an awful lot like what is going on in our world today. For example, Europe has all but abandoned the Christian faith and the Christian church. The same is true in our own beloved country. A majority of the people in the USA believe in God, but they live like He does not exist. We need to realize that God is not deaf, dumb and blind. We cannot hide from Him. He sees and knows all that is going on in our lives. We can pretend that He does not exist, but He does and He is aware of our follies. We ignore the Bible as well. It makes no difference what the Bible teaches, if a majority of Americans believe something is alright, it is alright. It's as though morality is determined by polls. Lest I seem too self-righteous here, we need to straighten up our act in churches too. God sees everything that is going on. He knows our every thought and our every word. He even knows how many hairs we have on our heads. We can't hide from God - period. Bro. Joe
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