my hidden rooms

Ezekiel 8:8, 12-13
he said to me, "now, son of man, dig into the wall." so i dug into the wall and uncovered a door to a hidden room...then the Lord said to me, "son of man, have you seen the leaders of israel with their idols in dark rooms? they are saying, 'the Lord doesn't see us; He has deserted our land.'" then He added, "come and I will show you greater sins than these."

how many times have i thought that a sin was hidden - no one could see it or find it. i thought it was locked, buried, and boarded up behind a hidden door. but the Lord knows my heart, all my secret hiding places. how many times have i tried to use the distraction tactic - "well, i'll let Him see this sin," but hide the bigger one behind it. it doesn't work, thank God! amazingly, i am comforted by the fact that God see and knows everything. i don't have to hide or scheme because He already knows it. what a freedom to know He knows and is waiting to forgive. no more secret rooms, no more sneaking around. no more wasting my time trying to decide which sin to tell Him about. now i just need to get my mind to follow my heart and quit playing games.

Lord, thank You for knowing me - the good, the bad and the ugly. i want to be a house of open doors and clean rooms. find all my secret passages and hidden doors and come on in. help me clean my house for You.