Thursday; May 14

When I was a youngster, I didn’t really have much of a fear of my parents. I loved them and I knew they loved me. Yet, there are times when I wasn’t too interested in being around them – those times when I was doing something I wasn’t supposed to be doing! As long as I was being good, I had nothing to fear; but when I was messing around (or messing up) I did my best to be invisible.

You know, now that I think about it, I haven’t changed much throughout my life. For the most part, I don’t mind people looking over my shoulder or even watching the way I live; however, when I am doing something I feel I shouldn’t, I want to go unnoticed. Interestingly, I don’t think that I am alone in this. Centuries ago a wise man observed, “He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.” (Proverbs 10:9). While this seems to be a direct observation about accountability, I also think that the truth produces the fear of being caught.

Are we living in fear of being found out? Maybe the best thing we can do is do a better job of pursuing righteousness. It is probably easier to be better at living than to try to be better at hiding.
  
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