What Are You Hiding?

A recent survey revealed that ‎76% of parents with teens on Facebook have “friended” their kids. 29% of teens say they would “unfriend” their parents if they could get away with it, and they are twice as likely to want to “unfriend” Mom than Dad. One young lady I saw interviewed on television said, “I don’t want my parents to know everything I’m doing!”  What I find ironic is that they are willing to post things on the internet for the whole world to see, but they don’t want mom and dad to know what they are doing!

We all have things we would like to hide. When we know we have done wrong, we react like Adam and Eve in the Garden, wanting to hide from God. What we forget is that our loving Father only wants what is best for us at all times. He wants us to know His love, His mercy, His compassion, His forgiveness for Jesus’ sake. When we try to hide our sins, He sees right through us. However, when we confess our sins, He covers us with the righteousness of Christ and sees us as cleansed and forgiven.

Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”—and you forgave the guilt of my sin.  (Psalm 32:5)

Hide me, Lord, in your Holiness.