“Let’s See That Again”

December 15

1 John 3:19-20– “Now we will be confident when we stand before the Lord, even if our hearts condemn us.  For God is greater than our hearts and He knows everything.”

I think one of the greatest inventions in the last few decades has been the DVR – Digital Video Recorder. You never have to miss what someone has said.  You can watch a sports play over and over…and over.  If you get a phone call, you can pause your program and never miss a minute.  You can record movies, old reruns, or the Super Bowl and watch them at your pleasure.  I love it!

There is a problem with this concept though.  It has caused me not to listen well.  Since I can always run back what I am watching in case I missed what was said, I forget that I can’t do that in real life.  I find myself so many times wanting to hold out the remote and either pause or rewind a situation.  I didn’t get it the first time.

How many times I wish I could not only rewind to listen but I wish I could change the outcome, change my response.  Yet every time I run that scene in my mind, it doesn’t change.  I feel so silly, so sorry, so guilty. 

This verse in 1 John is one of my favorites.  “Now we will be confident when we stand before the Lord…” If you have read much of the Bible, anyone who was confronted by the Lord, fell down…some like dead men.  We will be standing before a holy God but John says we will be confident.  Here’s the key part…”even if our hearts condemn us.”…which it will.  Our heart will say “you messed up”  “You didn’t do enough.”  “You didn’t do it right.” But the KEY part (this is the part I love) is “God is greater than our hearts and He knows everything.”  When we have accepted Jesus as our Savior, He is enough.