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May 2018
activities. We know that we are backslidden. But, we
try to show to others that everything is normal. We
want to show that 'we are very active', 'we are very
busy' and all such things. People are tricked to think
that we are “running” for God and “ministering” for
Him. But let us examine ourselves. Our personal
relationship with the Lord is more important than the
ministry that we are doing. In order to be useful for
God continuously, we need to have a close fellowship
with Him.
asked forgiveness from Uriah and Bathsheba. But
rather he pushed a man of integrity and loyalty to
death. Why would David indulge in such horrific
acts? Because he wanted to hide his sins. He tried to
patch-up. But Uriah was a man of integrity. Even
under the influence of alcohol, he did not go home.
David hid his sin for more than a year until prophet
Nathan pointed his sin to him. Confession opens the
way to have a transparent relationship with the Lord.
Pro 28:13
“Whoever conceals his
transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses
and forsakes them will obtain mercy.”
There is another Biblical character about whom
I used to meditate often, Samson. Why did Samson
lose his power? He was transparent with Delilah but
not with the Lord. We are sometimes more
transparent with our friends. But when it comes to
God, we maintain a distant attitude. Because Samson
was not transparent with God, he lost God's anointing
in his life. If he had confessed his sins and repented,
God would have been merciful to him. He would not
have taken the power from him. Let us spend
everyday in the presence of God in searching our
hearts.
Note how Adam replies,
And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the
garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I
hid myself” (Gen 3:10).
Adam openly confessed that he was afraid. But
when God subsequently probed him as why he ate
that fruit, he began to play the blame-game. He
blamed God.
When we commit a mistake, we try to shift the
blame to others. Let us not blame others. Let us not
hide ourselves from God. Let God probe our
innermost being. When David sinned against the
Lord with Bathsheba, he tried to “cover” his sins
through various techniques. He could have openly
In order to maintain a transparent relationship
with the Lord, we need to have a 'good conscience.'
Paul maintained this clear conscience while serving
the Lord ( 2 Tim 1:3). Again in 1 Timothy 1:18,19,
Paul says, “This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my
child, in accordance with the pr ophecies previously
made about you, that by them you may wage the good
warfare, holding faith and a good conscience.”
If we try to harden our hearts, our conscience
might be seared. Note what Paul says in 1 Timothy
4th chapter 2nd verse, “...through the insincerity of
liars whose consciences are seared.” When our
consciences are seared, we become insensitive to sin.
While fleeing from King Saul, David
maintained a clear conscience. He was conscience-
stricken, even when he cut the corner of Saul's robe.
R
O F I N T E G
When Adam and Eve hid themselves, the Lord
asked them a four-worded question, “Adam, where
are you?”
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