ODJ: trapped
July 28, 2011
The Lord looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race (v.13).
READ: Psalm 33:1-15
Last summer, 33 miners in Chile became trapped when the copper mine they were working in was rocked by a landslide. Entombed 700 meters (2,300 feet) below ground, the miners faced many weeks of mental and physical stress prior to their rescue. One man, however, experienced heightened anxiety when he learned that his wife and his mistress had met at a vigil being held for the miners. He was trapped in more ways than one.
Whoa! Talk about “your sin will find you out” (Numbers 32:23).
One thing that can provide great comfort to us is the fact that God is omniscient—He’s all-knowing. The psalmist wrote, “The Lord looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race” (Psalm 33:13). From miners cloaked in darkness to you and me basking in the brightness of a sunny day, God sees us all. He knows “everything [we] do” (139:3). So the fact that He knows every move we make can also be highly convicting. Especially if we’re foolishly trying to hide our sin from Him.
Our holy God is omniscient. As He sits on His throne (33:14) and views us, nothing is hidden from His loving, piercing eyes. “You spread out our sins before You—our secret sins—and You see them all” declared Moses (90:8). Although you and I might attempt to conceal our wayward ways from our Creator and Sustainer, it’s impossible.
In fact, the psalmist reveals that God knows our innermost thoughts and desires: “[God] made [our] hearts, so He understands everything [we] do” (33:15). He knows our hearts and what’s lurking within.
With that said, how are you trapped today? Does sin have you skittering for cover from God’s gaze? It’s time to repent and step into the light of His awesome, all-knowing presence. —Tom Felten
How have you recently been trapped by a sin? How does the fact that God is all-knowing affect the way you live?
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