If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; but God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer.
Two things seem to jump out from this text: 1) God really dislikes sin; and 2) God knows what we hold in our hearts. God dislikes sin so much that he is willing to ignore us when we covet sin in our lives. The very thought of being ignored by God is absolutely chilling. It would be like being out on a boat at sea while a hurricane is approaching and suddenly our radio no longer works, our life raft has a hole in it, and we are cut off from rescue. Are there sins in our lives that we are cherishing? Things that we perhaps cling tightly to and don’t even recognize as harmful or detrimental? If there are, we are best to confess them to God, seeking his forgiveness, and finding his strength to move forward with a cleaner life. The interesting thing about God is that he knows everything about us…we can’t hide anything from him. If we harbor sin in our hearts and minds, God is aware of it. No matter how hard we try to conceal its existence, God knows it’s there. But he is not lording over us, shaking a disappoint finger. Rather he is reaching out to us, offering his Son as a sacrifice, and yearning to lead us away from the darkness that fills our lives. He wants to provide the relief, he wants to clean out the closets, he wants to renew and refresh. All we have to do is invite him into our lives and then let him go to work transforming us from the old into the new. But we must be willing participants, following his direction…even if it leads to some discomfort in our world. God works great things for those he loves…may we allow him to work in our lives today. To God be the glory!
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