Hide and
seek an all time favorite game for kids.
I remember some of the best games of hide and seek were just as the
darkness started to roll in. Now matter how brisk, how cold, frozen fingertips,
toes, and nose we’d be out until it was pitch dark. It was always more fun to playing in the
dark. Many more places to hide and a
greater challenge for the seeker. These
days the kids don’t play hide and seek anymore well it’s the same game, with a
more modern name, Manhunt. There are some
variations either way it’s still more fun played in the dark.
As
adults most likely were not still running around in the dark playing hide and
seek, I mean manhunt, well maybe sometimes if we are invited to participate
with some kids.
However
the thought comes to mind are we still playing “manhunt” with God? You know we
run and hide and God seeks. After all it
started in the Garden of Eden, right?
Adam and Eve sinned and then hid when they heard God coming.
8 And they (Adam and Eve) heard the
sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man
and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees
of the garden (Genesis 3:8, ESV).
Sin has
a way of doing that, causing us to hide from God and might I say others as
well. Truth is we can’t hide from God,
He knows exactly where we are, everything we have done, and everything we will
do.
19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and
people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. 20 For everyone who does
wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works
should be exposed. 21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be
clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God” (John 3:19-21, ESV).
Ironically
enough we avoid the light for fear of being exposed. In all seriousness who wants to be found
out? No one wants to feel shame and have
fear of condemnation from others.
However, Jesus shines the light so we don’t have to live in shame or
fear. He shines the light to bring truth
and conviction that leads to repentance.
That is the evidence seen of His works being carried out.
I guess
we could say He is on a manhunt! Is He
shining light in any areas of your life?
Prayer:
Oh Lord,
You know all things. And as much as we
may think we can hide from you we can’t.
Thank you Lord you did not come to condemn, but rather bring salvation
to those who believe. And so Lord I pray
you bring light, bring truth into our lives.
In Jesus Name, Amen.
