Jeremiah 23:24“Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?” “Do I not fill heaven and earth?” declares the Lord

Do you remember playing “hide and seek” as a child? When my two daughters were preschoolers, they would hide in the most obvious places, giggling behind a curtain with feet sticking out below, or under the covers in their beds, hoping I wouldn’t see them.

As they grew older, they learned how to hide silently deep inside a closet or in a dark room, they did their best to hide from me but as their Father I could always find them.

Listen my friend as we grow older, we become skillful at hiding things. We hide our sins from others and even try to hide them from God. We try to conceal unkind actions, a bad temper, or impatience and we may succeed in doing so from our friends, our family even our children, but not from God!

Regardless of our efforts to hide, God knows all and sees all.

The false prophets during Jeremiah’s time tried to hide God’s true message of judgment. The nation of Judah was full of adulterers and sinners.

Jeremiah consistently warned them of the coming captivity! Judah couldn’t hide its sins from God, and Jeremiah told them that they would be judged if they didn’t repent.

Challenge for Today: Stop trying to hide your sins from God and instead ask for His forgiveness.