When I was a young kid, there used to be a preacher that came to my home town to speak now and then and one of his favorite lines was “Be sure your sin will find you out.” How true is that one?
I had no idea it was actually in the Bible until I started searching and sure enough it is part of a verse in Numbers!
“But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out.” (Numbers 32:23 AMP)
You have heard my story about unsetting the motorcycle and the angels of mercy coming to help me. Unfortunately, the story does not end there! You see, my husband cleans and polishes every vehicle we own so he is quite particular in how he keeps everything. However, he does have a habit of getting upset when things get scratched, dented etc., so here I am thinking, “Wow, I got away with that one. There are no marks on the motorcycle.” Except, I forgot about the trailer!
He comes out from the shop, gets on the motorcycle and we drive away. I am thinking, “How in the world am I going to tell him what just happened without him getting mad at me? As there are no marks on the bike, maybe I don’t have to even mention the whole thing.” What voice am I listening to?? Certainly not God! We continue on our tour, stopping here and there to take pictures and after doing this for a couple of hours, I am walking back to the motorcycle and all of a sudden I look down and there is a scruff mark on the trailer. As the trailer is black it is very conspicuous! Still, I am not saying a word. I have decided when we stop at the motel for the evening, I will tell him then. We finally get to our destination for the evening (many hours later) and what does my dear husband decide to do once we had everything unpacked? He is going to wash the motorcycle and of course the trailer! Now, it is time for me to be honest and take my punishment!
He is washing the bike and I am standing there, still wondering how I am going to ‘fess up, knowing that I have to and trying to get up the nerve to do so. As he is finishing up the bike and heading for the trailer, I blurted out my story. What was even more amazing, he was not upset with me! You have to understand this is a pattern that we have been dealing with for many years, but God is refining him! Guess what? he is refining me too as it is not only his dyfunk, but mine as well. You see, when I was a child growing up, my Mom was a drama queen and everything was a BIG deal!
However, my dear Father was just opposite so when I broke something (like a window) and figured I would get in trouble from my Mom, I would run and tell my Dad first. I knew then, if he didn’t say anything, which he never did, then she couldn’t! Isn’t that just like God? We can run to Him when we get in trouble and he does not condemn us, just loves us. He is such an amazing father as He loves us so much, that He will not leave us in our mess, but work to change us so we come out better than before! It is like Joyce Meyer says, “I am certainly not where I should be, but definitely not where I used to be!”
“Better yet, redouble your efforts. Be energetic in your life of salvation, reverent and sensitive before God. That energy is God’s energy, an energy deep within you, God himself willing and working at what will give him the most pleasure.” (Philippians 2:13 MSG)
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