Daily Devotion for April 28th

Hide and Seek
Read Psalm 139:1-12
If you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.
-Genesis 4:7 (NIV)
ON summer nights when I was a child, my sisters and I stayed outside until late in the evening playing games with neighborhood children. A favorite game was hide and seek. One person would close her eyes and count to a certain number while the remaining players hid. When the counter opened her eyes, she tried to find and tag the other players before they made it safely to home base.
Like children playing a game, we sometimes try to hide from God. Sin may cause us to try to hide for fear of consequences or simply because it's hard to admit we sinned. When we are ashamed, we may want to sneak past God's ever-watchful eye; but God already knows what we have done. God knows our deepest motives. At those times we can pray for guidance rather than avoid God in fear. And the Bible tells us that God will respond. As Psalm 25:12 (nrsv) says, "Who are they that fear the Lord? He will teach them the way that they should choose."
Brenda W. Medlin (Georgia, USA)

Father, forgive us for our sins. As we earnestly seek your will for our lives, help us listen for your guidance and follow your direction. Amen.
Thought for the Day
If you want wisdom, ask God "who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly" (James 1:5, NRSV).