“If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; Shall not God search this out? For he knoweth the secrets of the heart.”
Psalm 44:20-21 KJV
I find relevance in every day occurrences.
My grandniece asked for a snack. I told her I had just purchased Girl Scout cookies and she could open the box to have some of my Samoas. A little later I asked, “How many did you eat?” She replied, “3.”
Fast forward to an hour later…
I opened the box to get a few cookies to see a whole row missing. That means 5 cookies, not 3 were consumed. I asked again, “How many cookies did you eat?” She answered, “3.” Of course I then had to let her know – the rows have 5 cookies on them and 1 row is missing which means you ate 5.
I knew for certain, my other older grandniece had not been downstairs since opening the box. My nephew that also lives with me was at work. Plus, the two of them don’t like Samoas. She still insisted she only ate 3.
Of course, I knew. I even told her she wouldn’t be in trouble for eating the five. All she had to do is be honest. Next were the consequences – get off my computer and I’m watching what I want on the television instead of yielding to her Nickelodean shows. You see, I had sacrificed and had given her the privilege of choosing both activities – my computer and the TV. She had the “extra” until I found out she was dishonest.
We are often foolish to think that God doesn’t know. We think – God doesn’t see or hear. We discount the fact that God is omniscient. We believe there aren’t consequences for our actions or misstep. Just as there were with my grandniece, there are consequences. We end up missing the “extra” that we could have had.
He knows the secrets to our hearts…
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