Psalm 139:11-12

Psalm 139:11-12

Darkness cannot hide us

It’s not possible to separate these two verses; they continue the theme of the first half of this Psalm as David explores all the possibilities for anyone who is trying to avoid the Lord God! Remember, that we began our journey through Psalm 139 by suggesting that it is an invitation for the Lord to know us intimately, to search us and expose everything about us. There’s not much left, so far we have seen that God is everywhere and in everything, in fact His knowledge of us all far surpasses what it is possible to know about ourselves! 

There’s one more possibility, maybe God isn’t so good in the dark, maybe He is unable to see what goes on when the sun sets or when we hide in the shadows. Let’s face it, all humans break His laws and rules, many do it with total indifference, but others seek to cover up their actions and the best time to get away with things is when it is dark. But the Lord is even better than the CCTV cameras that are everywhere nowadays, He cannot be fooled, we cannot hide our sin under the cover of darkness, He sees it as if it were day, there is no hiding place for darkness is as light to Him. So, even those things that we have hidden from our loved ones or our employers or from the forces of law and order, He knows about them all. My wife and I were in a supermarket yesterday and we used the self-check-out facilities. After we had bought our supplies Debbie noticed that the scanner had not picked up one item, it cost around a pound, and we could easily have walked out without paying for it. My wife was having none of it; to do so would be stealing and God sees every action, even those we think are hidden. So, we went through the machine again and paid. Let’s be aware that every action is visible to the Lord and live accordingly. 

 

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