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When you say they are wicked and should be punished, you are
condemning yourself, for you do these very same things." Romans 2: 1


Two friends were visiting. The one lady, Betty, told her friend,
Bernice, that she was invited to a special luncheon, yet had nothing
to wear. "Here, look in my closet!", replied Bernice. I have to step
out for a little while, so just take your time, look around the
closet and pick out whatever you want", she continued.


When Bernice returned, she was horrified to see that Betty had not
only gone through her clothes, but she also opened up private boxes
inside the closet that were full of Bernice's bills and finance
records, love letters from her husband, and other items that were for
no ones eyes but hers.


"What are you doing?", exclaimed Bernice as she embarrassingly and
shockingly gathered up the items, and placed them back in to their
boxes. Betty calmly replied, "You told me I could go through your
closet, so that is what I did." Bernice snapped, "Yes, well, but I
didnt mean ALL of my closet, even the private nooks and crannies!"


The above story is purely fictional, yet how many of us do exactly
that, thinking all of our life is in good order; yet hidden with the
recesses that we think no one can see, may exist secret deceptions,
displeasing attitudes and mindsets.


As the above Bible verse suggests, often we tend to point out the
wrong doings of others, yet fail to address our own sins.


Not one person on this earth can hide from God. Nor can we prevent
Him from seeing the true contents of all our hearts, and the
realities of our words and actions that we may think we have hidden
from the rest of the world. We may be able to fool man, but there is
no hiding our sins from God. Like an unattended festering wound, sin
has a way of spreading like an infectious disease, and it is only a
matter of time before someone begins to smell its rancid odor.


Today is the day to come clean with God, not only by admitting our
sins and weaknesses so that we can be issued Go'ds purifying
forgiveness, but also so that we may begin anew as a child of God.

PRAYER

"Lord Jesus Christ, your death brought life for us. Fill me with your
Holy Spirit that I may walk in freedom and joy as a child of God and
as an heir with Christ of an eternal inheritance."

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