THE RADAR OF HEAVEN

''Nothing in all the world can be hidden from God. He can clearly see all things and everything is open before him. And to him we must explain the way we have lived'' - Hebrews 4:13 (ERV)

A group of friends gathered, one morning, to help their friend paint his large two-story building. At the end of the day, when they thought they were done with the painting, they realized that a small part of the building was untouched. One of them said, " I guess we don't need to paint that part as no one can see it." Another hurriedly went for a ladder and said, " That's not true. God can see it. "

Many atrocities are committed behind closed doors all around the world, with the notion that it will be invisible to the radar of Heaven. That man can cleverly conceal his misdeeds so that no one else will know about it. Unfortunately, this notion is untrue. Every atrocity perpetuated by man, secretly, will be exposed one day.

For example, in Genesis 3:1-13, when Adam and Eve were eating the forbidden fruit they thought it would forever remain their secret dessert or appetizer in the Garden of Eden. King David plotted the assassination of Uriah - the husband of the woman he impregnated with the notion that no one on earth and in Heaven will ever discover his wicked act (2 Samuel 11:14-17). Judas Iscariot sold his master for 30 pieces of silver (worth $336 today) with the notion that nobody would know about that terrible deal of betrayal (Matthew 26:15-16).

All these cleverly concealed atrocities eventually showed up in the open space somehow. The radar of heaven was too sharp and accurate to miss out on capturing all these atrocities committed behind closed doors on earth. The Holy Spirit was too smart to forget to document the accounts of all atrocities and their immediate consequences in the Holy Bible. 

Friends, you do not need a prophet to tell you again that nothing can be hidden from God. The omnipresent God can see, clearly, everything done behind closed doors even if it is done in the darkest region of the earth. The radar of heaven can pick up what man's radar cannot pick. In fact, God does not need a ladder or a torchlight to see all the atrocities perpetuated by man, be it in the darkest or highest place on earth. Therefore, only a fool will believe that his/her secret misdeeds will forever remain a secret. No way! Those secret sins or misdeeds will eventually, sooner or later, become the town's breaking news.

Finally, please note that secret misdeeds have serious consequences. The seed of secret sin will eventually grow and produce bitter fruits that you will have to harvest (James 1:15). You can not override the law of harvest (Galatians 6:7). Fortunately, you do not have to wait till harvest time to confess, repent, and amend your ways with God. Please do so today as tomorrow might be too late.

The poem below describes some of the consequences of hiding our sins from God: 

HIDDEN SIN By John Boyle O'Reilly, May 21, 2012.

A buried sin is like a covered sore

That spreads and festers 'neath a painted face;

And no man's art can heal it evermore,

But only His—the Surgeon's—promised grace.

Who hides a sin is like the hunter who

Once warmed a frozen adder with his breath,

And when he placed it near his heart it flew

With poisoned fangs and stung that heart to death.

A sin admitted is nigh half atoned;

And while the fault is red and freshly done,

If we but drop our eyes and think,—'tis owned,—

'Tis half forgiven, half the crown is won.

But if we heedless let it reek and rot,

Then pile a mountain on its grave, and turn,

With smiles to all the world,—that tainted spot

Beneath the mound will never cease to burn.

May the Great Surgeon of Heaven pierce our hearts open today to remove every hidden sin before the trumpet sounds in Jesus Name, Amen.

Good day and God bless you.

Maranatha!

Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo

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