Be Sure!

...ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out. Num 32:23 (KJV)

We are living in the age of the Court Injunction, and the Super Injunction, and these laws have been exercised a lot lately. These laws not only mean that journalists (and therefore you and me) cannot report what the court injunction is about, it also means they cannot even report that there has been any court proceedings at all!

Basically it's a news blackout, but only used by the rich and famous to protect their reputations when they have done something very wrong, but don't want anyone to find out. We all now know the name of the (in)famous footballer at the centre of the recent row, and his actions backfired on him. His name is everywhere! Twitter was his downfall, and the internet will also be the downfall of others who will try to hide from, and deny their lifestyle. Other so called celebrities, take note!

I well remember telling the bedtime stories to our girls when they were small, and the verse at the top somehow found its way into the 'moral of the story'! It seemed to fit so many of life's little dramas, and was always true. It would seem that some celebrities and footballers never had the benefit of Bible stories when they were small, or a moral compass either.

These celebrities have sinned 'big time' and now want to hide their sins equally 'big time' from the watching world, but in the words of the well known TV ad... “It don't work like that”! Like it or not, some of the rich and famous are seen as 'role models' by many of our youth, so where does that leave our following generations? Possibly with the impression that it is ok to do what you like immorally, and the law of the land will help you hide it from your family and friends.

We cannot afford to be smug, or too high and mighty. The truth is that we 'have all sinned', without exception, and regrettably with some sins greater than others. The great difference, however, is that we have a great High Priest or Judge, who will forgive, and forget those wrongs, never to bring them up against us.... ever again... when we confess them to Him! So, Christians are well aware that our sins do catch up with us, but we are also Blessed to have a great Saviour, who forgives when we confess to Him. For that reason I also really like this verse....

And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:1-2 (KJV)