Peek-a-boo with God
Peek-a-boo with God
Psalm 139:7 Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?
Playing peek-a-boo with a baby evidently is actually good for their development. According to developmental specialist, we come into this world first believing that the big people in our lives are not separate from us but an extension of us. Once we realize they are separate we then struggle with the concept of separation. When the big people leave the room we believe they have vanished from our lives. When you first start playing peek-a-boo with a baby their initial response when you disappear behind the hands in front of your face is shock. When you reappear their expression changes to surprise, joy and often laughter. This simple game helps the child to develop an understanding and security that even though they can’t see the big people, they are still there. Playing peek-a-boo with a baby is a good thing but not so good when we try to play it with God.
The original peek-a-boo with God began soon after the fall. Adam and Eve believed they could hide from God and he wouldn’t see what they had done. We have continued this game through the compartmentalization of sin. This is especially true with the fantasy world of sexual sin. We believe we can separate it into a nice little compartment that will not affect our Christian walk or relationship with others. We separate it from the sanctification process and truly believe we can hide it from God. David wrote Psalm 139 to address the perfect knowledge of God. In verses 7-12, he reinforces the truth that there is no where we can go to escape God’s presence. So why did David try to play peek-a-boo with God regarding his sins concerning Bathsheba? With clear and rational thought we can state that trying to hide something from God is delusional and illogical. So why do we do it? It is part of our human sinful nature plus we may still be enjoying our secret sin. Bringing our compartmentalized sins into His Truth can be difficult and painful and will disrupt the pleasure we have enjoyed. The phrase we often use when playing peek-a-boo with a baby is “Peek-a-boo, I see you.” If you are carrying and protecting a secret sexual sin today just remember God says, “I see you, I’m still here and I love you.”
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Jonathan Jones, President and Founder of Perfect Hope Ministry
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