[The Glory Unveiled]
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, ( Hebrews 12:1 )
What we do in the secret place is more important in our day than what we announce in the public to the hearing of everyone. God is seeking after sincere hearts. The cloud of witnesses spoken about in this verse of scripture are equipped with the ability to see both in the secret and in private; they see whatever is done in our realm. There is nothing hidden from them. No wonder they are called “cloud of witnesses”. They are actually witnesses to everything that happens around us. It is for this reason we have to be more careful what we do behind closed doors than what everyone sees. Unfortunately, today, we see and hear so many things going on in the church that shouldn’t even be mentioned among us. We hear of leaders and people who are supposed to be examples to others (including their followers) doing and subjecting themselves to things that are not worthy of them. These people sometimes do these things because they are convinced that no man is seeing them. But they forget that the Lord and the cloud of witnesses are witnessing everything going on in the world, even in the most secret of places. The author of this verse says we should throw off things that hinder us and the sins that entangle us. Let us throw them off so that we can run the race before us.
Prayer_Bead: Father in heaven, maker of the universe, thank you for the cloud of witnesses and for reminding me that I am always being watched irrespective of where I am.
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