Covering Or Cover-up?

TEXT: LUKE 12:1-12

KEY VERSE: “For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known” (Luke 12:2).

Addressing a huge crowd that had gathered to listen to Him, our Lord Jesus Christ underscored the importance of living an open life. Man’s acts, whether expressed outwardly or covered in thought, are being recorded. On an appointed day in eternity, they will be played back. Thus, Jesus warns us to flee from the sin of hypocrisy since there is nothing hidden now that shall forever remain hidden. He condemned the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and attitude of fear of man but counselled that we should fear God who is able to kill and condemn the soul to hell.

The three issues are interwoven as the fear of one thing or another prompts men to either cover up their actions, manifest hypocrisy, exhibit crookedness in behaviour or tardiness toward any noble cause if they realise it would task them. Why tell lies because of the fear of being prosecuted or cover up misdeed for fear of losing respect or public approval?

We could see how mindful God is of minute details as Jesus sought to enlighten us that those tiny birds don’t die without God’s knowledge and that even the hairs of our heads are numbered. If therefore those small birds are so highly prized by God the Maker, then we humans are much more highly prized and recognised – a point He made to douse our anxieties about getting our needs met. Too much care for our safety, according to Him, shows how anxious we are, how unaware of God’s knowledge about our existence as individuals and how less thoughtful we are of God’s unfailing protection or covering over us.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The Omnipresence of God mocks hypocrisy.