God Sees Our Sin!

Sin is an internal reality that ONLY God can see.  When Gen.6:5 says that God saw that mankind's wickedness was constant and global, He saw what could not be seen by anyone else. The same is true of you and me. God sees your heart, soul, and mind.  He knows you intimately.  So outward uprightness is no protection or shield against the preying eyes of the Almighty.  "For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” (1 Sam.16:7).  "You are the God Who sees," (Gen.16:13).  "You are the man!"  (2 Sam.12:7).

The first stream or sign of heart sinfulness is seen in the thoughts.  "Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts...." (Mt.15:19).  A. W. Tozer writes: "It is doubtful whether any sin is ever committed until it first incubates in the thoughts long enough to stir the feelings and predispose the will toward it favourably," (Set of the Sail, 1987:60).  Man's innermost being is the incubator for every sinful action or inaction.

"The Old Testament tells us how the wicked man lies in his bed thinking out ways to do evil and when the morning comes carries out the plans he has made during the night, because it is in the power of [his] hands," (Tozer, 60).  How many sleepless nights are spent in bed planning and scheming evil and destruction against a neighbour!  How many details are worked out and finalised in the 'wee small hours'!  How many deaths have been engineered during the hours of darkness!  Oh, man's wickedness knows no limits.  And God sees its depths!  And what He sees horrifies Him, and impelled Him to send His Son to take away "the sin of the world," (Jn.1:29), yours and mine!

How we need to guard the thoughts of our heart, and fix our minds on seeking forst the kingdom of God and His righteousness, looking to the things that are above, not on the things of the earth. Think godly thoughts always, and make up your mind to do the will of God at all times.  Remember, there is a strong tower that the righteous run into and are safe, (Jud.9:51).  Even when we fail in this regard, God's promises of forgiveness and restoration when we repent still stands.