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Secrets // Segredos



We all have secrets. There secrets that sometimes we don’t even know we have them. There are those which we don’t want to remember. But I can hide them from you and you can hide them from me. But neither of us can hide them from God.

I love Psalms 139. It says that God knows our thoughts, every word that we are about to speak. He knows us better than we know ourselves. I have been saying this for quite some time now. Today, the last two verses from this Psalm caught my attention.
“Investigate my life, O God, find out everything about me;
Cross-examine and test me, get a clear picture of what I’m about;
See for yourself whether I’ve done anything wrong – then guide me on the road to eternal life.” Psalm 139:23 – 24 MSG.

We might never say that to anyone. No person in the world should have this kind of access to our lives. Right? Have you ever prayed like that? Have you ever acknowledged that even without saying those words to God, it is what He does? He does that all the time. There is no hiding from God. What can you do? What can I do about that?

Once He knows everything, it is better if we ask His help, to be guided on the road to eternal life.

We certainly have done and thought and desired something wrong. Our judgmental thoughts, our fears, our bad behaviors, our bad choice of words, our lack of self-control. Every time we speak without thinking and hurt someone we love, every time we want that something bad happens to a bad person, without considering that just that thought makes us as bad as that other person. We are bad, we do bad things. We decide poorly, we can’t make it right by ourselves. If it is not for His great mercy, that is renewed every morning, we are nothing. We are wicked.

Have you ever thought that God made us different from the other animals so we can control ourselves? So we could stop and think about what we are about to do? The excuse of saying that I did without thinking, it is not a good one. We are not instinctive animals. We have a huge brain so we could control our emotions and attitudes. So we can judge our own acts before we do them. But no, we love hiding behind the excuse of saying that we did the bad thing because we had no other choice, or it was an instinct, or without thinking. These are no good excuses when God knows you so well from inside out. You can lie to me and to yourself, but you cannot lie to God.

There is no excuse for doing bad to God. You did, I did, because of we choose to do it out of selfishness or out of stupidity. We do bad things because we are bad, and we don’t want to give up to God all that bad stuff that we have inside. We are ashamed. He knows too much. Have you ever asked God “cross-examine and test me? We would certainly fail His test, as we do every single day.

Jesus rebuked his disciples saying “Stay alert; be in prayer so you don’t wander into temptation without even knowing you’re in danger. There is a part of you that is eager, ready for anything in God. But there’s another part that’s as lazy as an old dog sleeping by the fire.” (Matthew 26:41 – MSG), in other version say like this, “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak”. (Matthew 26:41 NIV).

Why do you think He said that? Because when we are not in constant prayer, we let our mind wander around and our nature, our bad nature takes over and we sin.
Do you know why one of the fruits of the Spirit is self-control? Because He doesn’t want us to go around acting like any other animals. They don’t have self-control, they can be taught, but they are instinctive creatures, we, on the other hand, can learn self-control. He knows us. We cannot hide from Him. Surrender your thoughts and desires to Him, and let Him guide you to eternal life in a righteous path, so He can be delighted in you as He was delighted with David.

Todos temos segredos. Há segredos que às vezes nem sabemos que os temos. Há aqueles que não queremos lembrar. Mas eu posso escondê-los de você e você pode escondê-los de mim. Mas nenhum de nós pode escondê-los de Deus.

Eu amo os Salmos 139. Diz que Deus conhece nossos pensamentos, todas as palavras que estamos prestes a falar. Ele nos conhece melhor do que nós mesmos. Eu tenho dito isso há algum tempo já. Hoje, os dois últimos versos deste Salmo me chamaram a atenção.
Investigue minha vida, ó Deus, descubra tudo sobre mim;
Faça uma análise cruzada e me teste, obtenha uma imagem clara do que estou fazendo;
Veja por si mesmo se fiz alguma coisa errada - então me guie no caminho para a vida eterna.” Salmos 139: 23 - 24 MSG.

Nós nunca poderíamos dizer isso a ninguém. Nenhuma pessoa no mundo deveria ter esse tipo de acesso a nossas vidas. Certo? Você já orou assim? Você já reconheceu que, mesmo sem dizer essas palavras a Deus, é o que Ele faz? Ele faz isso o tempo todo. Não há como esconder de Deus. O que você pode fazer? O que posso fazer sobre isso?

Uma vez que Ele sabe tudo, é melhor se pedirmos Sua ajuda, para ser guiados no caminho para a vida eterna.

Nós certamente fizemos, pensamos, desejamos algo errado. Nossos pensamentos de julgamento, nossos medos, nossos maus comportamentos, nossa má escolha de palavras, nossa falta de autocontrole. Toda vez que falamos sem pensar e magoamos alguém que amamos, toda vez que queremos que algo ruim aconteça com uma pessoa ruim, sem considerar que apenas esse pensamento nos faz tão mal quanto essa outra pessoa. Nós somos ruins, fazemos coisas ruins. Nós decidimos mal, não podemos resolver isso sozinhos. Se não é pela Sua grande misericórdia, que é renovada a cada manhã, não somos nada. Nós somos maus.
Você já pensou que Deus nos fez diferentes dos outros animais para que possamos nos controlar? Então poderíamos parar e pensar sobre o que estamos prestes a fazer? A desculpa de dizer que fiz sem pensar, não é boa. Nós não somos animais instintivos. Temos um cérebro enorme para podermos controlar nossas emoções e atitudes. Assim, podemos julgar nossos próprios atos antes de criá-los. Mas não, nós amamos nos esconder atrás da desculpa de dizer que fizemos a coisa ruim porque não tínhamos outra escolha, ou era um instinto, ou sem pensar. Estas não são boas desculpas quando Deus te conhece tão bem de dentro para fora. Você pode mentir para mim e para si mesmo, mas você não pode mentir para Deus.

Você fez, eu fiz, porque nós escolhemos fazer isso por egoísmo ou por estupidez. Fazemos coisas ruins porque somos ruins e não queremos entregar a Deus todas as coisas ruins que temos dentro de nós. Estamos envergonhados. Ele sabe demais. Você já pediu a Deus “me interrogue e me teste? Nós certamente falharíamos em Seu teste, como falhamos todos os dias.

Jesus repreendeu seus discípulos dizendo “Fique alerta; esteja em oração para que você não entre em tentação sem nem mesmo saber que está em perigo. Há uma parte de você que está ansiosa, pronta para qualquer coisa em Deus. Mas há outra parte que é tão preguiçosa quanto um cachorro velho dormindo perto do fogo. ”(Mateus 26: 41 - MSG), em outra versão diz assim:“ Vigie e ore para que você não caia em tentação. O espírito está disposto, mas a carne é fraca ”. (Mateus 26:41 NVI)

Por que você acha que Ele disse isso? Porque quando não estamos em constante oração, deixamos nossa mente vagar e nossa natureza, nossa má natureza assume o controle e pecamos.
Você sabe por que um dos frutos do Espírito é o autocontrole? Porque Ele não quer que a gente trabalhe como qualquer outro animal. Eles não têm autocontrole, eles podem ser ensinados, mas eles são criaturas instintivas, nós, por outro lado, podemos aprender autocontrole. Ele nos conhece. Nós não podemos nos esconder dEle. Entregue seus pensamentos e desejos a Ele, e deixe que Ele o guie para a vida eterna em um caminho justo, para que Ele possa se deleitar em você como Ele se deleitava com Davi.

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