Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of
Sherlock Holmes was a notorious practical joker. He once sent out fake invitations to the
mayor’s ball resulting in numerous unwanted guests. Many suspect that he may have been responsible
for Piltdown man, a hoax that claimed to be the so called “missing link” in evolution.
One of his most talked about pranks is
when he once sent an anonymous telegram to twelve friends, all men of great prestige
and importance, saying, “All has been discovered, flee at once”.
Within 48 hours, all of them had left
town.
It goes to show us that everyone, either great or small,
has something they don’t people to find out. Dirt swept under the rug while we pretend
everything is clean. Things we try to hide from our friend, our family, and
even ourselves. We foolishly think that if we bury them deep enough, they will never
come to light or if we ignore them long enough, they will go away. But Jesus tells us in Luke
12:2 "But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden
that will not be known”.
The solution to those hidden things
isn’t trying to find better hiding place, it is facing them and overcoming
them. In 1st John 1:8-9 we read, “If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth
is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive
us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Hidden secret sins are like bombs
that are waiting to go off. Satan will wait until the moment it will do the
most damage, to unleash their destruction. Why not diffuse the bomb by
confessing the sin before it can be used to harm us and the ones we love? Forgiveness by God can only be found when we
are honest enough with ourselves to seek it.
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