Today's Daily Bread
Something To Hide
If you have something to hide, Mike Slattery may have the solution.
Several years ago, a cell-phone company wanted to erect an antenna on
his property and disguise it as a pine tree. Mike had a better idea and
built a fake barn with vinyl panels that allow the radio waves to pass
through them. He developed that concept into a company that builds
structures to hide antennas for aesthetic and security reasons. Slattery
is convinced that many of his neighbors still have no idea what’s
inside his barn (The Gazette, Colorado Springs).
Most of us are trying to keep something out of sight. It may be as
harmless as clutter in a basement or as toxic as the moral and spiritual
failings we try to hide from others, ourselves, and even from God.
In Psalm 32, David described the futility of trying to conceal his
sin (vv.3-4) and the relief of opening his soul to the Lord: “I
acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said,
‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,’ and You forgave the iniquity of my sin” (v.5).
Confessing our sins to God and forsaking them brings a sense of
freedom to our souls and the awareness that we have nothing to hide.
Lord Jesus, help me come to You
When I would rather run and hide
My sinfulness and foolish ways;
Forgive and make me clean inside. —Sper
When I would rather run and hide
My sinfulness and foolish ways;
Forgive and make me clean inside. —Sper
Whenever we’re ready to uncover our sins,
God is ready to cover them.
God is ready to cover them.
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