Be sure your sin will find you out

But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out. - Numbers 32v23

Reuben and Gad had convinced that they would indeed assist in the conquest of the land. Moses made it very clear, “if you do so, fine, but if not you have sinned against the Lord and be sure that your sin will find you out. Moses wanted the tribes to know that their sin, like all sin, would be against God and that their sin would be found out. They would not get away with their sin.

It is easy to think that we can hide our sin. Many Christians live an entire life of deception. We can become so used to deceiving others and ourselves that we think we can deceive God in our sin.

Several times in Scripture God makes it clear that we cannot hide our sin from Him. One of the clearest passages is in Galatians 6v7 – “Be not deceived, God is not mocked. Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap.” In the book of Zephaniah we read about God searching out the streets of Jerusalem with a candle to discover the sin of the people.

“Be ware,” God warns us, “your sin will find you out.” Is there sin in your life today that you are thinking you can hide from God? Be sure, your sin will find you out. “