Mark 4:21 ¶
And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or
under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick? 22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be
manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
23 If any man have ears to hear, let him
hear. 24 And he said unto them, Take
heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and
unto you that hear shall more be given. 25
For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him
shall be taken even that which he hath. 26
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into
the ground; 27 And should sleep, and
rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of
herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. 29 But when the fruit is brought forth,
immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come. 30 And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the
kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? 31 It is like a grain of mustard seed,
which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the
earth: 32 But when it is sown, it
groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great
branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
33 And with many such parables spake he
the word unto them, as they were able to hear it. 34 But
without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he
expounded all things to his disciples.
Mark
4:21 ¶ And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or
under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick? 22 For there is nothing hid,
which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it
should come abroad.
This
is a scary passage and it should be, particularly for a lot of “holy”
Christians, although literally Jesus is referring to spreading the knowledge of
Him and letting the world know about Him and His message.
Matthew
10:26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be
revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. 27 What I tell you in darkness,
that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the
housetops.
But,
just think about God’s knowledge of your “secret” thoughts, intents, and deeds.
1Corinthians
3:13 Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it,
because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work
of what sort it is.
First,
the Christian must understand that he or she has the Spirit of God living
inside them. He sees every cellular function and knows every thought and it is
through Him that we have constant access to the throne of heaven. It is not
necessary for God to look down from heaven, peering through the clouds and
cupping his spirit hand over his spirit ear to hear us speak and think. He has
this knowledge from inside of us through our spirit.
Proverbs
20:27 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward
parts of the belly.
Psalm
44:21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
The
time is coming;
Romans
2:16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ
according to my gospel.
We
have been told, as Christians, commanded even;
2Corinthians
10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the
obedience of Christ;
Not
many people are prepared to have their thoughts and intentions judged. Not many
at all. We have a Book that does that to us as we submit to it by reading and
believing it.
Hebrews
4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged
sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the
joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
God
also sees things on earth directly through appearances known as angels.
Isaiah
63:9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence
saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and
carried them all the days of old.
Matthew
18:10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto
you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which
is in heaven.
Churches
have angels before God as well which is apparent by reading the first few
chapters of Revelation. And, yes, God can also see from heaven as time and
space are no barrier to Him as He is beyond time and space and their
constraints.
Exodus
20:22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of
Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
Genesis
22:11 ¶ And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham,
Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
So,
God has a number of ways He can see every deed and thought of mankind.
Remember, also that God is not a part of His creation but separate from it. He
is present everywhere and at all times in some way which is hard for us to
fathom. There are no secrets; no secret thoughts, no secret deeds. You didn’t
get away with it. You will answer for it now or later, but you will give an
answer for what you have thought or done.
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