The One Who Sees 祂都看见

[Dexu Xia]

The One Who Sees

You may be sure that your sin will find you out. Numbers 32:23

“Oh no!” My wife’s voice rang out when she stepped into the kitchen. The moment she did, our ninety-pound Labrador retriever “Max” bolted from the room.

Gone was the leg of lamb that had been sitting too close to the edge of the counter. Max had consumed it, leaving only an empty pan. He tried to hide under a bed. But only his head and shoulders fit. His uncovered rump and tail betrayed his whereabouts when I went to track him down.

“Oh, Max,” I murmured, “Your ‘sin’ will find you out.” The phrase was borrowed from Moses, when he admonished two tribes of Israel to be obedient to God and keep their promises. He told them: “But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the Lord; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out” (Numbers 32:23).

Sin may feel good for a moment, but it causes the ultimate pain of separation from God. Moses was reminding his people that God misses nothing. As one biblical writer put it, “Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account” (Hebrews 4:13).

Though seeing all, our holy God lovingly draws us to confess our sin, repent of it (turn from it), and walk rightly with Him (1 John 1:9). May we follow Him in love today.

How does the truth that God sees everything we do and still loves us encourage you to turn from sin? In what practical ways can you respond to His love today?

祂都看见？

要知道你们的罪必追上你们。—民数记32章23节

    妻子踏入厨房时差点昏倒：“天哪！不会吧！”而我们家40公斤重的拉不拉多犬麦克斯则迅速冲出厨房。厨房里放在台面边缘的羊腿，已被麦克斯吃光了，只剩下空荡荡的煎锅。麦克斯企图躲到床底下，但只能塞进前半身，露出来的臀部和尾巴泄漏了它的行踪，让我轻易就找到它。 我低声对它说：“噢麦克斯，这次你的罪必追上你。”我借用了摩西所说的话，当时他劝告以色列的两个支派要顺服上帝、信守他们的承诺。摩西告诉他们：“倘若你们不这样行，就得罪耶和华，要知道你们的罪必追上你们。”（民数记32章23节）

    罪恶可能会在一段时间内给人带来短暂的快乐，但却会造成我们和上帝分离的极致痛楚。摩西提醒百姓，没有任何事可以逃过上帝的眼目。正如有一位圣经作者写道：“被造的在上帝面前没有一样不是显明的，万有在祂的眼前都是赤露敞开的；我们必须向祂交帐。”（希伯来书4章13节，新译本）圣洁的上帝虽然洞察万事，但祂仍用爱吸引我们承认自己的罪、悔改转离一切罪恶，行在祂的正道上（约翰一书1章9节）。愿我们今天就在爱中跟随祂。

    上帝，谢谢祢是看顾人的上帝。虽然善与恶祢都鉴察，祢仍差派祢的爱子来拯救我、释放我。请帮助我顺服祢、与祢同行。

上帝看见我们所做的一切，但仍深爱我们，这如何激励你转离罪恶？你今天能用什么具体的方式回应祂的爱？