Hide and Go Seek

Isaiah 59:1-2
The Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor his ear heavy, that it cannot hear, but your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear

Psalms 66:18
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me

I love that the Lord's arm isn't short and that His ear isn't heavy.  God can still save and hear.  He's not grown deaf or His hands and arms feeble. Our Lord is always ready!  God hasn't hid himself from anyone. There is no need of Him hiding.  But look at what our scriptures say this morning...

"Your iniquities have separated you from your God;"...  "Your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear"... "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me"...

The reason our prayers are hindered and even unheard is because of sin.  Sin separates us from God, it always has and always will.  God will not bless in sin.  God will not answer in sin, until the sin is dealt with.

The great news is that God has already done His part in dealing with sin.  He gave His Son, only Son, to die for sin on the cross of Calvary.  God has prepared the way.  He's done all the labor in wanting our reception to be great.  He's just waiting on the cry from you this morning.  Those words that are sometimes difficult to find, but must be found.  Words that are spoken with brokenness and not pride.  Words that are meaningful and not just crutches to lean upon (the old... "Get me out of this and I'll serve you prayers")

Like Adam in the garden... "And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself." Genesis 3:9-10

Notice what Adam said... I heard your voice.  I was afraid, because I was naked (ashamed). I hid myself. Adam hid himself.  It wasn't God hiding from Adam.  God was seeking, Adam was hiding.  Where are you today?  Are you hiding?  Let me just go ahead and tell you that God... He's the best at hide and go seek. He knows right where you are, but He calls out so you will come to Him.

Can't you just hear Him this morning?  8, 9, 10... Ready or not, Here I Come!  He's looking for you.