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“God Only Knows”

On May 8, 2019 by Dteb With 0 Comments - down to earth believer

“For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD,

and he ponders all his paths.” (Proverbs 5:21, English Standard Version)

If there is a God, as I believe that there is, then God knows our ways and paths better than we do.  But is that good news or bad news?

It depends.

If our ways are ways of integrity and love, then it is very good news.  If we are wanting to keep our ways hidden, then it is also very, very good news.

That isn’t what you were expecting me to say, was it?

Here is the deal.  The truth is that we all want to be fully known, but we’re afraid.  So we hide, and hope that someone will seek us.

Our oldest daughter used to like to play “Hide-in-Secret” when she was little.  We tried to convince her it was “Hide-and-Seek,” but we didn’t have a lot of success with reprogramming her.

She would hide, and before we could finish counting to ten, she would say, very loudly, “I’m hiding in the closet!”  Apparently, she wanted to be found.

Maybe we all want to be found.  Especially when we don’t.

Sometimes, people speak of seeking God.  The Bible does sometimes speak of that.  However, there are also several verses that speak of a seeking God—a God who seeks us.  God’s ability to know precisely where we are may frighten us.  But it may also comfort us.  God isn’t going to let us hide in secret for long.  He loves us too much for that.

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