Sin Exposed

The other day we were at our property doing some work.  My husband was working with concrete when he realized he forgot his "mixing drill" to mix the cement smoothly.  It took forever to make this concrete and still it was not flawless. 

In mixing it, there were clumps of cement that had to be broken up much like a cake mix has to be mixed.  He eventually had to use his hands to mix it with his hands.  It was self leveling cement that we were going to spread on one of the floors.  We could do no more than two bags and that took about two and a half hours.  My patience was wearing thin and all because we did not have the mixer!

With that job complete, we moved on to another project.  Within hours, my husband asked for hand lotion.  I looked at his hands and the skin looked cracked and dry....all because he had mixed the cement with his hands. 

I started thinking and wondered "what our sin look like if God exposed it?"  Many times we hide in the cover of darkness, go to another city, or  maybe even hide in our office.  Truth be known, we may be hiding from everybody else but we're not hiding from God. 

If God chose to expose our thoughts, what we view, or our hidden actions, what would that look like.  What if everytime we had an inappropriate thought our hair turned blue or what if everytime our eyes lingered on something inappropriate, the pupil of our eyes turned red, or what if everytime we sinned in hiding we got a rash on our face? 

The whole world would know your sin.  Try as you may, there would be no where to go, no where to hide...your sin would be exposed. 

I praise God that despite our sin, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins and remember them no more.  Do not be deceived however; even though your sin is not exposed publicly, you can not hide from God!

For the word of God is living and active.  Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.  Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight.  Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.  Hebrews 4:13