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Amos 9:2–4 (NIV): 2 Though they dig down to the depths below, from there my hand will take them. Though they climb up to the heavens above, from there I will bring them down. 3 Though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, there I will hunt them down and seize them. Though they hide from my eyes at the bottom of the sea,
there I will command the serpent to bite them. 4 Though they are driven into exile by their enemies, there I will command the sword to slay them. “I will keep my eye on them for harm and not for good”
Michael couldn’t help laughing as Grace hid behind a menu. They were playing a game of hide-and-seek at the table in a café while waiting for the food. The five-year-old thought that if she couldn’t see her father, then he couldn’t see her. It seemed silly at the time, but as Michael reflected on the situation later, he realized it contained an important lesson: Do we believe we can hide our sins from God? Do we think that if we can’t see Him, then He can’t see us?
In Amos 9, this same point is made when God, speaking through the prophet, warns Israel not to think they can escape judgment for their sins: “Though they hide themselves . . . I will hunt them down.” He said, “I will keep my eye on them” (vv. 3-4). Nothing escapes the eyes of the all-seeing, all-knowing God. (Leslie Koh, Our Daily Bread 25th August 2026)
Nowadays we know very well (perhaps in comparison to ancient times) that there is no such thing as hiding anything from God for the simple reason that the LORD is omnipresent and omniscient. He can see exactly what we are doing all the time. In fact, He knows our every thought and sees our every action. That is why when we do a good deed that no one sees, God sees. He is everywhere.
However, the human heart is most deceitful. Sometimes our mind rationalises things. We figure that we are fallen beings anyway. So a wrong deed or two cannot be too harmful to our spiritual life. God will understand and will forgive us. While that may be true, a sin that becomes a habit is never a good thing as it is an avenue for demonic spirits to enter our life to torment us with guilt and weaken our faith. I was just reminded last night in a deliverance teaching rally that demons do not see us in our natural self but they see our spirit and soul. In other words, they can see whether our fire in Christ is burning strong or just surviving like ambers or ashes on the ground.
But I think the worse thing of all is when we rationalise away our wrongdoing or sin and tell ourselves that we are not doing anything wrong in the eyes of God. That’s really dangerous as we are then creating a self-made illusion that we are sinless but we are actually a poor reflection of Christ in the spirit. For example, we may say that manipulation, deception and a conniving heart at the workplace is the norm as we need to survive, perhaps we argue so that we may continue to make an impression for Christ. If we are not there, we can’t witness for Christ. Yet in our faith, the aim never justify the means. If the aim is noble and kosher, so must the means or else Christ is not glorified. Also nothing goes away just because we deny it, the same way the existence of a fact is not dependent on our belief. Self-denial doesn’t work in the spiritual realm because everything is seen and out in the open for all to see.
This morning as we enjoy our public holiday (for those in Malaysia), let’s reflect on our lives and admit our shortcomings and sins before God. Seek His forgiveness and take authority over all areas of our lives that we may have allowed the devil to control and manipulate us. Break all those yokes holding us back in our faith. Claim victory over all areas of our lives. Don’t always say we are work in progress but be proud that we are work in progress just inches away from perfection, not many, many miles away! May the blood of the Lamb wash us clean as we sanctify our lives for His glory and service! Amen!
Ronnie's Thoughts 