HE THAT COVERS

HE THAT COVERS

To cover is to hide and to conceal. A man cannot be wiser than his Maker or Creator. GOD is our Maker; He molded us and formed us into what we are. He is the Potter, we are the clay. Jeremiah 18 vs. 6: O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? Says the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the Potter’s hand, so are you in my hand O house of Israel. GOD sees all and His foolishness is wiser than man’s strength. 1 Corinthians 1 vs. 25: Because the foolishness of GOD is wiser than men, and the weakness of GOD is stronger than men. A man that covers his sins prospers not; but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Proverbs 28 vs. 13: Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Cain was a tiller of the ground; Abel was his brother and was a keeper of sheep. Cain brought fruits of the soil as an offering to GOD, Abel also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat; which the LORD respected. Cain’s offering had no respect and wasn’t accepted. Abel’s offering was accepted by GOD. Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. And the LORD asked him in Genesis 4 vs. 9-12: And the LORD said unto Cain, where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not; Am I my brother’s keeper? And he said, what hast thou done? The voice of thy brother’s blood cries unto me from the ground. And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand. When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shall thou be in the earth. Cain covered his sins, he thought he was wiser than his Creator. No man covers or conceals his sins and prospers.

                       Furthermore, whoso confesses his sins finds mercy. The bible records in James 2 vs. 13^b : and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. David thought at first his sin was hidden, when he snatched Uriah’s wife Bathsheba and wrote a letter to Joab saying, set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle and retire from him, that he may be smitten and die. 2Samuel 12 vs. 1-7: And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, there were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up:  and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;  David was GOD’s delight not because he was a saint; but because he acknowledges his sins and transgressions and ask GOD for mercy. He doesn’t conceal his sins. He wrote in Psalm 51 vs. 1-4: Have mercy upon me, O GOD according to your loving kindness; according to the multitude of your tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sins. For I acknowledge my transgressions; and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done this evil in your sight; that you might be justified when you speak, and be clear when you judge.

                       On a final note, 1 John 1 vs. 8-10: if we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.  Confess and acknowledge your transgressions and sins to GOD do not conceal them; for He is faithful and just to forgive us. Kindly share with others. It is well with us…