Fw: GREAT LEADERS DON'T HIDE!

Team:

Sometimes we feel that we can hide from God? Sometimes we sneak around thinking that God won't see what we do in Secret.

GREAT LEADERS DON'T HIDE!

This is what was happening in Judah. The Leaders thought they could get away with their sin. They had a compromise and a justification for everything.

Even though God specifically says, "Thou shalt worship the Lord your God and Him only," they snuck around and worshiped Baal and Molech in "Secret Places."

GREAT LEADERS DON'T HIDE!

"Am I only a God nearby," declares the LORD, "and not a God far away? Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?" declares the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth?" Declares the LORD.
Jer 23:23-24

The Lord is saying I am everywhere. I'm omnipresent. You can't hide from me. I see what you are doing.

GREAT LEADERS DON'T HIDE!

How does it feel when we sneak around? We are always worrying about being caught. We are always paranoid.

God has a better way. God doesn't want us living a life of worry and anxiety. God doesn't want us looking over our shoulder hoping we don't get caught.

When we are fully open with God He gives us strength. In Genesis Adam was hiding. God knew where Adam was but He asked him anyway: "Adam where are you?"

God loves us so much. When we sneak off to another place He will track us down and say, "where are you?"

God could lecture us but He won't. The Lord wants us to be with Him in the process. In other words He wants to work with us and through us.

Rick

Oct 14 Readings - JEREMIAH 23:21-25:38 | 2 THESSALONIANS 2:1-17 | PSALM 84:1-12 | PROVERBS 25:15