READING: Jeremiah 22-25
Adam and Eve sinned, and their first response was to hide among the trees of the garden (Gen. 3:8). We sometimes follow that same pattern by sinning in secret and convincing ourselves that no one—including God—knows what we’re doing. We would likely never say, “God doesn’t see what I’m doing,” but we choose to live as if that statement were true.
We need to hear over and over again these words from the book of Jeremiah: “Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord” (Jer 23:24). False prophets were speaking lies to the people, but they were not deceiving God. He is everywhere, both far away and “at hand” (Jer 23:23). He heard their every word and recognized their every lie; He was not ignorant of their false teaching. He who is everywhere also knows everything.
PRAYER: “God, help me to walk in integrity today.”
TOMORROW’S READING: Jeremiah 26-29
*portions of this devotion first published in 2017