Between You And God#162

To put it another way, we all have skeletons in our closets we'd prefer others knew nothing about. Interestingly enough, God looks at our sin in a similar fashion. He is not interested in humiliating us before our contemporaries. For example, when Judas Iscariot was plotting to betray Jesus, he sat at the table with Jesus. The other disciples were astonished when Jesus exclaimed, "The hand of the one betraying Me is with Me on the table" (Luke 22:21). "They began to discuss among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing" (Luke 22:23). Jesus did not expose Judas before his contemporaries. The sin of Judas in seeking the murder of Jesus was a sin kept between Judas and Jesus. Jesus, it seems, wanted that sin dealt with on this intimate level. This is an important lesson for you and me! You see, your rebellion against God is first of all sin against God. When David had committed adultery, that adultery was not so much a sin against Bathsheba's husband as it was hostility toward God. David told God, "Against Thee, Thee only have I sinned" (Psalm 51:4). Now can you say that you have never had feelings of guilt? Dirty linen, old skeletons and feelings of guilt indicate sin against God. Your sin is a matter between you and God. Like David, you need to go to God and seek His forgiveness. The Bible says, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9). Let me tell you, forgiveness for sin, cleansing from guilt, is simply wonderful!

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