“Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord.” – Jeremiah 23:24
There are no secrets from God. Whatever we might believe we say, do, or think in private is fully known to God. Fully known…. In light of His presence and His knowledge our response shouldn’t be to try harder to hide from Him. Indeed, there’s only one appropriate way to respond to a holy God who sees and knows everything…
Be honest with Him. Admit what you’re doing to God, commit to change your ways, and ask God’s forgiveness and help to change. That’s called repentance. Since you can’t hide from God, you need to repent of what you’ve been trying to hide and embrace God’s amazing grace instead.
The amazing grace of God is that He will forgive you for whatever guilt or shame you’ve been trying to hide from Him. He won’t forgive you because you suddenly turn over a new leaf and become a super-good person. He won’t forgive you because you suddenly get very religious. He won’t forgive because of anything you could possibly do. He’ll forgive you because of what His Son Jesus already did for you on the cross.
Jesus entered our world, lived a sin-free life, and died as an atoning sacrifice to pay the penalty for our sins. He was buried and He rose from the dead on the third day. Everyone who trusts in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior will be forgiven their sins and cleansed of their shame. That’s God’s grace, which is given through faith in Jesus Christ.
In light of God’s comprehensive knowledge of literally everything, don’t try to hide your “secrets” from the Lord. Instead, get radically honest with Him. Admit everything – to yourself and to the Lord. Then embrace His radical, amazing, life-transforming grace. There’s no other option that makes the slightest bit of sense since God fills heaven and earth!