The Gift Of Honesty

The Lord showed me that when we are real and honest with Him that it’s a beautiful and glorious treasure to Him. Being open is an important and essential offering. To be able to do this with Him is saying that we trust Him. We trust Him not to punish us, but to hear us as we reveal every secret, many of which we will never divulge to another person. These secrets are especially dear to Him because we entrust our hearts in the deepest vulnerability fully exposed. It’s walking in the light with Him. In Hebrews 4:16 it says, “Therefore let’s approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help at the time of our need.” We trust Him to help. He just loves this. He is our confidante with whom we can be utterly frank and real. How many of us have friends like that? Multiply that to the nth degree and that is who He is in our relationship with Him. Absolutely nothing fazes Him or catches Him off guard nor shocks Him. He wants to hear every detail. The work of the Cross of Jesus Christ made this possible. We have full access to Him.   This is how changes are made in our lives. Opening our hearts to Him, bringing it all into His glory light, transforms struggles into victories. Growth is accelerated when we come to the light. I have an African Violet that refused to blossom until I placed it in the sunlight after which it exploded with blossoms. Knowing He will never judge and condemn us when we bring the offering of honesty to Him, we can be assured of freedom in all areas of our lives to overflowing.   Being open and truthful with the Lord is a pleasing sacrifice before Him and He smiles goodness upon us, and acceptance and joy and friendship. What a friend we have in Jesus.   As He showed all this to me, I replied, “but what about you being open and honest with me. You are so very mysterious shrouded in secrets.” His simple reply to me was Psalm 19 – “The heavens tell of the glory of God; And their expanse declares the work of His hands. Day to day pours forth speech, And night to night reveals knowledge.” So I asked Him to help me to see and understand what all of creation is saying about Him. In the meantime I will continue to tell Him all about myself. We walk in the light with each other. We have each other. This is our inheritance forever. Much Love,                    Bill