GOD KNOWS THAT YOU KNOW!
“And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?” Gen 4:9 KJV
“Where is Abel thy brother?” As at the time of this question, Abel was already missing! No one knew his whereabouts. Parents and relatives had searched everywhere to no avail. The exact location of Abel became an unraveled misery to everyone. But God knew that Cain knew the whereabouts of his brother-Abel. Cain had murdered Abel his brother and buried him away under the earth and nobody knew about it. So the question “Where is Abel thy brother?” was directed by God to Cain to provide an answer.
Note: When the God of all knowledge asks man a question, it is not for lack of answer but a help to bring the man to conviction and into the awareness of his self-deception for repentance.
The same way God asked the father of Cain “Where art thou?” when Adam thought he could hide from the face of Him Who is Omnipresent and Omniscient. God’s questions, many times, are to bring us into conviction and repentance from the evils we are trying to hide from Him, forgetting that God who created the eye can see everything, including the one done in most hidden way. It was when Cain was feigning ignorance of his brother’s whereabouts that God confronted him with the question of “Where is Abel thy brother?” But rather than coming to terms with his wickedness and confessing to God in a direct answer, Cain answered God back with a question to further hide away his wicked act of murder.
Note: God knows that you know. And it is foolishness of a superlative degree for you to think that you can hide from God!
Just like God knew that Cain had a perfect knowledge concerning the whereabouts of Abel-his brother, He also knows that you know…
God knows that you know about the missing money in your office, even though the deed was carefully concealed from the unsuspecting public. God knows about the misappropriation of the public funds. God knows that you know about the missing church money even though the church members know nothing about it. God knows how many times you have aborted even though you appear to men as an innocent virgin. He that created the eye can see. And He, indeed, did see all the process involved in the gruesome termination of the innocent, unborn baby. He knows the when, the where and the who, that were involved. The God of all knowledge knows. Not only does He know, He also knows that you know!
God knows that you know about the missing documents. The documents you wickedly tucked away as a secretary in that office to hinder your supposed enemy from getting promoted. And though you are acting sympathetic and concerned before men, God knows that the documents are kept in your custody. God knows that you know. God has the full, accurate and precise knowledge about the matter that happened between you and the other party. Even though you lied against the other party with convincing and overwhelming support to validate your lies and make it appear as though you are true just like Potiphar’s wife did against Joseph. You may succeed at deceiving the mortal men who are limited in knowledge, but not God Who is all-knowing. God knows that you know!
God knows about the secret affairs you are keeping against your marital vow. He knows of the many secret arrangements in the name of official or ministerial duties to elope with the strange man or woman in extra-marital affairs. He knows about the secret, flirtatious and amorous chats you normally have with people you are not married to. Even though you normally would delete the shameful chats, they are written with permanent ink before the God of all knowledge. It’s true that you are very smart at it to such an extent that if told your partner, he or she can lay down their lives to defend your innocency and faithfulness to your marital vow. But you can only deceive man, NOT God. “With Him are strength and wisdom, the deceived and the deceiver are His” (Job 12:16). God, Who is the Witness between you and the wife (husband) of your youth knows about your marital unfaithfulness. And He knows that you know.
God knows about that testimony you gave to the glory of God in your church even though the process was a carnal, sinful process. Yes, you have stood before the congregation of God’s people to testify of the promotion at the place of work but the pathway to that promotion was strewn with bribery and offering of your body to satisfy your boss in sexual pleasure. Even though the innocent people of God had shouted Alleluia to your “Praise the Lord”, God knows that you know that your testimony is NOT through God but the devil.
GOD KNOWS THAT YOU KNOW!
He is indivisibly present in all of His creation. He is the God of all knowledge. He is the accurate Recorder of every event. He is the silent listener to every conversation. He is the invisible Guest in every home. He is the faithful Witness in every marriage. He is the Righteous Judge of the whole earth. HE knows that you know!
So before God asked Cain “Where is thy brother?” He already knew that Cain had murdered his brother. But in his great foolishness Cain thought he could hide it from God! Unfortunately enough, Cain’s response to God was a false and wrong answer. Cain’s answer was a lie to cover up his sin of murder. “And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?” Gen 4:9 KJV. Cain’s response to God was a foolish response of a wicked hypocrite. Rather than seizing the opportunity of God’s searchlight question to open us his sin by confession, he chose the way of a hypocrite by covering up his with a hypocritical lie. But it is written, “He that covereth his sin shall NOT prosper; but he that confesses and forsakes shall have mercy” (Prov. 28:13).
Unlike Cain, when Adam his father acknowledged his sin at the instance of God’s searchlight question, his nakedness was covered. But not Cain. Because he chose the way of covering up his sin, he was cursed without remedy. Once again, it is foolishness of a superlative degree trying to hide from God!
Hope you are not in the habit of always rationalizing and talking yourself out of your wrongdoing. What has been your response to God’s searchlight question in your heart every time you commit a sin? What has your answer been like? What will your answer be? Acknowledgement or Covering Up?
Do you need to confess any sin to God? Why not now? Don’t let sin and iniquity stick to your life when there is forgiveness for you. If you succeed at hiding from men, be sure that you CANNOT hide from God. He hears every unspoken word; He sees every hidden motives; He knows every deed of men.
I believe God must have pricked your conscience several times and nudging you to open up your sin to Him in order for you to access His immediate and total forgiveness; once again, God is calling you to genuine confession and repentance. He has sent me to you to inform you that HE KNOWS THAT YOU KNOW, except you want to be a reprobate. And that no matter how much you try, you can’t do wrong and get by. Don’t wait until judgment comes before you open up to God for mercy. For God will judge every secret of men. Don’t wait like Achan, for your sin to find you out before you find out your sin. If you are waiting too long to repent, you will not repent too soon, and you don’t know when it might be too late for you to repent. Achan waited too long to open up his sin. He confessed but his confession was too late.
“And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me. And Achan answered Joshua, and said, indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done” (Josh 7:19-20).
“And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the Lord shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones” (Joshua 7: 25).
This is the Word of the Lord to you today:
“Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.” (Isa 55:6-7 KJV).
“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.” (Isa 1:18-20 KJV)
The wages of sin is eternal death. But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ. If your life is not yet right with God, you must pause here for a very sober reflection. Christ stands at the door of your heart this day, knocking. Do not delay in rising to open for Him to come in and by His Blood blot out all the records of sins that the devil is compiling against you to pull you into eternal perdition. There is forgiveness now; there will be none in eternity. There is repentance now in time, but there is nothing like that in eternity. There is cleansing in the blood today, but there all stains are permanent. Take the advantage of time today and never bank on a “tomorrow” that may never be yours. Today is the accepted time, today is the day of salvation. Your decision today may place you eternally in a wrong place. Bow your heart now in prayer and ask Him Who is willing to forgive you and give you eternal life to come into your life. Waiting too long to repent, you might not repent too soon. And you don’t know when it will be too late for you to repent because you don’t know how long your life can last!
Note, Sin will, without doubt, find out the sinner sooner or later. It is important for us therefore, to find our sins out, that we may repent of them and forsake them, lest our sins find us out to our ruin and confusion.
Thank you for reading. God bless you!