Trep, the world’s top police dog, is a German shepherd who lives in Miami, Florida. He has sniffed out $63,000,000.00 worth of narcotics in his lifetime.
On one occasion Trep was brought to a high school for a demonstration. He was to look for ten packets of narcotics that had been hidden somewhere in the clothing of ten students.
To everyone’s surprise Trep sniffed out eleven!
Remember, God sees everything we do, and He knows every thought we think. One might think he can get away with sin, but he is deceiving himself. God is not mocked.
Achan who took of “the accursed thing” at the fall of Jericho, when he took “the goodly Babylonish garment” and the “wedge of gold” which was forbidden, and hid it in his tent, thought he could hide his sin. But he was found out and paid for it with his life (read Josh. 7).
Joseph’s brethren thought they could cover up their sin when they had sold their brother into slavery in Egypt and then lied to their old father, Jacob. But God brought it all to light years later, and after much sorrow and trial they had to confess what they had done, and Joseph graciously forgave them.
David tried to cover up his great sin, but in vain. It all came to light and brought such sorrow and suffering to David before, and even after, he confessed it.
Ananias and Sapphira thought they could hide their sin by lying to the Holy Ghost, but they too, were surely found out (read Acts 5).
Sin doesn’t pay. It will come out sooner or later. How can we get rid of our sin and sense of guilt? Confess it to God.
That is the only way to deal with sin.
ML-07/15/1979