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A youth ministry initiative by RBC Ministries
where you can find devotionals and resources for youth.
By Robin Zachariahs, 18 years old, India
Many a time, we think we can “fool” God. We think we can commit wrong acts and get away with it. Yet even if one can deceive the 6 billion people living on the face of the earth, none can fool God. He sees our every move.
The other day, when my test results came out, I whined about my marks for I had messed up big time. Having taken the test after an apparent “lot of studying”, I couldn’t fathom why those guys who didn’t bother to study walked away smiling instead of me. I was so not pleased with God and thought things couldn’t get worse. But then, did I really study?
The question hit me hard. It reminded me that just because I sat at my desk all night doesn’t mean I was studying all night.
Apostle Paul’s letters to the churches were full of advice and wise lines. Being God’s servant, he knew very well how our human nature might lead us to believe something when the truth might be very different. In his letter to the Galatians, Paul wrote:
“Do not be deceived; God is not mocked;
For whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.”
—Galatians 6: 7—
Often, in our laziness or “over-smartness,” we tend to take shortcuts and wrong routes to reach our goals. These so-called “smart tricks” may have helped us reach the goal (more) easily— breaking many laws, making many mistakes in the process—and we may even gleefully exalt ourselves for evading human eyes! But stop and think for a moment: Did we really escape from everyone’s eyes?
Our Father above, He sees and knows everything. Not only does He see our actions, He knows our thoughts too. This means that He knows what we are going to do even before we commit the act. What a mighty God we serve! Our actions, thoughts, speech—everything around and about us—our Creator knows it well. He cannot be deceived or mocked.
So right now, I’m about to take out my books again.
Filed under Writing and tagged with Robin, Witnessing.
Thanks, I think this is something that we all need to learn because when we look around it seems like people everywhere are getting away with wrong doing. Our society seems to be saying that one can get away but that is far from the truth God clearly states in His word that whatsoever we sow we will reap. After the flood in Noah’s time God made a covenant with His people and one of the things He declared is that they would be a season of seed time and harvestime so long as this earth stands. thank you for reminding us this truth.
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