A covered sin

One day recently I was travelling with my husband and a thought came to mind.  There is no WORSE sin than a covered sin!  That was my thought.  I drifted into verses that speak of "on that day we will have to give account or nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight."  I continued to think of how exactly people might think that God wouldn't know what they were up to in their hidden sin.  In my high and mighty attitude, I thought of those hurt by hidden sin and those hurt when this sin was discovered or revealed. My contempt went to those sinning under cover.


That happens you know....people often hide from others, their children, parents, church, even their spouse, just to  justify their sin.  In my judgmental moment I threw some whips hoping they landed on the backs of those hiding.   I even threw some scripture at those I knew were sinning in the cover of darkness. 


It was then that I questioned the audacity of those who hid.  Judas Iscariot hid.  He sold Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.  Peter hid, he denied Jesus three times even after Jesus said he would do it.  Adam and Eve hid when God asked them where they were.  Yup.  I found myself listing those who had or were sinning under cover of darkness and never once did my name come up.  Never once did anger or bitterness or gossip come up of which I know I'm guilty of in secret.


I said it again "There is no worse sin than a covered sin."  As I meditated on that, this came to mind "There is no better sin than that a covered sin."  Thought provoking right? 
Well, He did it again.  Jesus reminded me that He died on the cross to cover all our sins.  Here I was contemplating the worse sins one could commit under cover and Jesus had to remind that He covered all those sins when he went to the cross. 


Far be it from me to go there and judge anyone's sin.  I am grateful that regardless how secret, hidden, unexposed or covered the sin is....it's covered by the blood of the Lamb!


If we claim we are without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.  I we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.  1 John 1:9


Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins. James 5:20