BBD 03.16.15 You Can Run... (Classic)
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The Burning
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Classic
from 2007
03.16.15
You Can
Run…
For who has despised the day of small things? For these seven rejoice to
see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. They are the eyes of the Lord,
which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth. - Zechariah 4:10 NKJV.
Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with
his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. -
Ephesians 4:28 NKJV.
When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord. - Jonah 2:7 NKJV.
According to police officials, Johnny Snodgrass matched
the description of a man who stole an 89-year-old woman’s purse, and who was
seen on the security tape at a nearby video poker store; where the elderly
woman‘s wallet was found. Receiving a tip, police went to where Snodgrass
worked at a construction site to question him. However, the suspect ran and
tried to hide in a portable toilet. Police Chief
James Kudlak said, “A Port-A-Potty is not a good place to hide. There's only one way out.” Snodgrass surrendered after officers found him and
called to him to come out. Of course, 21-year-old Johnny Snodgrass claims that
he is innocent. You can run…but you can’t hide!
Most of the time criminals are caught, but sometimes they
are able to hide, or conceal their criminal acts. However, on a spiritual
level, you can run, but you can’t hide! God knows, God sees what you do. He
sees everything that you do, because the eyes of the Lord “scan to and fro throughout the whole earth.”
For most of us, we know that stealing is wrong. It is
wrong on a societal level because there are many laws against it. It is also
wrong on a spiritual level because it is against the will of God for our lives.
Sadly, we hear again and again about those who have stolen by embezzlement, and
never expect to be caught, but are. I sometimes call this the “God Factor.”
It may be that other human beings would never know about a theft or
embezzlement, except that unexpectedly it is revealed. There will always be
someone who knows the truth, and that someone is God.
On an entirely other level we sometimes try to run from
God spiritually, because we know that He wants us to do something that we do
not want to do. Jonah of Old Testament fame (Found in the little book of Jonah.), is the Biblical character that fits into
this category. God had told Jonah to go to Nineveh and preach to them, but
Jonah did not want to go. Instead, he tried to run from God. We know what
happened. God knew exactly where Jonah was, and Jonah ended up in the belly of
a great fish for three days and nights. Apparently, that was all that Jonah
could take, because he changed his mind at that point and prayed that God would
help him. In Jonah’s words, “When my soul
fainted within me, I remembered the Lord (Jonah 2:7a).” God had not forgotten about Jonah, and the same call,
the same command to go to Nineveh was given again. The second time, Jonah did
what God wanted even though he was not happy about it.
Many people try to run from God before surrendering to
His will for their lives. Augustine, an early church father, was involved in
all kinds of wickedness even though his mother was a very godly woman who
continually prayed for him. Eventually God was able to gain the attention and
faithfulness of Augustine. John Newton was another man who was very far from
God, but God knew exactly where this future mighty servant was. Franklin Graham
in his testimony tells of his rebelliousness, although he can also testify that
you may run from God, but you cannot hide!
How about you? Have you been trying to run from God? The truth is that He knows exactly where you are. Isn’t
it time to remember the Lord, and get out of the belly of that fish?
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