Amos 5:12-15
“For I know how many
are your transgressions, and how great are your sins…”
(Amos 5:12)
To be “found out” is a fearful thing. The fine line between cover up and exposure
often leaves one anxious and uneasy.
Speaking through the prophet Amos, God shatters the veil of secrecy and pulls
away the false covering of righteousness to reveal a sinful people. Sounds pretty dramatic, but confrontation often
is.
When the prophet Nathan confronts King David with his secret
sins of murder and adultery, David confesses that his sin is first and foremost
against God. “Against you, you alone, have I sinned,” he cries, “and done
what is evil in your sight…” Sin is ultimately an affront to the One who
has made you Imago Dei, in the image
of God. God knows…you and I have been
found out.
Prayer: Creator God, you know my
sin. My Lenten journey begins today in ashes and brokenness. Amen.
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