Cannot Be Hidden

2 Kings 10; 2 Chronicles 22-23; 1 Timothy 5

“’Know then, that not a word the Lord has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail. The Lord has done what he promised through his servant Elijah.’”

2 Kings 10:10

“The sins of some men are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them. In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not cannot be hidden.”

1 Timothy 5:24, 25

Ahab’s obvious sins of idolatry and murder reached the place of judgment, costing the lives of his entire family and associates. The word of the Lord through Elijah proved true. In our day the Lord is exposing secret sin in the lives of leaders in the Church to call us back to repentance and holiness. Without holiness we will not see the Lord. The Lord is also exposing the hidden good deeds of people as an example to others of what living with generous love looks like. The Lord’s judgments and rewards are based on truth. When we serve the Lord each day with the awareness that he is our boss, our leader who sees everything, we, too, will grow in our accountability and zeal for the work of the Lord.

“Lord Jesus, thank you that your eyes are on me this day, for your glory.”