The Mystery Man

(Pro 24:12 KJV)  If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

The Septuagint translation of this verse brings to mind a parent-teacher meeting in which I said to the parent, “I don’t know this child.  I have never met him before.”  Now this may seem strange since I was his teacher, and saw him every day, but if you consider the way he behaved in my classroom and compared it to the way he was behaving in the presence of his parents and the principal you would understand.  This well behaved, polite, quiet child had never appeared in my classroom.  That’s why I like the phrasing in the Septuagint.

Proverbs 24:12 (BES) But if thou shouldest say, I know not this man; know that the Lord knows the hearts of all; and he that formed breath for all, he knows all things, who renders to every man according to his works.

The point is that we as human beings can never truly know each other.  They are always limitations when it comes to two people getting together.  The person one knows could be totally different than the person someone else experiences.  The point here is that God knows who we are, He knows our heart.  It doesn’t do any good to try and hide it from Him.

So?  Since it doesn’t do any good, don’t try.  Be open with God at all times especially when you were worshiping or in prayer.  Remember, He’s not your mother, you can’t fool Him. Of course, you probably couldn’t fool your mother either so you know what I’m talking about.