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Numbers 32:23 - Your Sin Will Find You Out.

Numbers 32:23 (NIV) But if you fail to do 
this, you will be sinning against the LORD; and 
you may be sure that your sin will find you out. 
 

Numbers 32:23 (NLT) But if you fail to keep 
your word, then you will have sinned against the 
LORD, and you may be sure that your sin will find 
you out.  

COMMENTARY PEARL

Hypocrisy's Hidden Horrors
   In his November 11, 1942, report on the 
war to the British House of Commons, Winston 
Churchill referred to "the soft underbelly of the 
Axis." While half the world was intimidated by the 
powerful blitzkrieg style of Nazi warfare, the 
perceptive prime minister focused on the other side - 
the hidden side: the insecurity, the lack of 
character, the insanity behind the public image of the 
German dictator. Adolf Hitler may have seemed 
strong to his adoring public and the goosestepping 
soldiers who proudly wore their fhrer's swastika. 
But the pudgy, cigar-smoking resident of 10 
Downing Street was neither impressed nor frightened. 
He knew it was only a matter of time before the 
corruption lurking within exposed the soft underbelly 
of "Corporal Hitler." 
   Mark Twain used another word picture to 
convey a similar thought: "Everyone is a moon, and 
has a dark side which he never shows to 
anybody." 
   This dark side can exist for years behind 
carefully guarded masks. 
   Most of us remember the Watergate 
scandal. Like me, many firmly resisted the thought of 
corruption in the Oval Office till the very end. Such 
compromise and corruption were unthinkable. As time 
passed and the truth emerged, however, the soft 
underbelly of Richard Nixon came to light. 
Conversations with those who were there at the time and 
participated in the cover-up and books documenting those 
events forced me to accept what I once denied. 
   Life magazine's feature article on Elvis 
Presley in June 1990 was yet another reminder of how 
much difference there can be between image and 
reality. Appropriately titled "Down at the End of 
Lonely Street," the documented account of how the 
man existed in private toward the end of his 
life was nothing short of shocking. The handsome, 
seemingly happy-go-lucky performer, whose smile and 
wink melted hearts the world over, existed in a 
nightmare world of depression, despair, and massive 
doses of drugs. 
   The lesson in all this is obvious: The 
safest route to follow is Authenticity Avenue, 
walled on either side by Accountability and 
Vulnerability. The alternate route dead-ends at Lonely 
Street, whose bleak scenery is best stated in a 
verse from the ancient Book of Numbers: "be sure 
your sin will find you out" (32:23). Haunting 
thought, but oh, so true. I cannot explain how or 
why, I only know that rattling skeletons don't 
stay in closets  lies don't remain private  
affairs don't stay secret. It's only a matter of 
time. [Chuck Swindoll www.insight.org.] 

LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY ON THIS TOPIC


http://www.abible.com/devotions/2016/20160224-1240.html 

YOUR COMMENTS

If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or 
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either 
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in 
hearing from you.  Thanks in advance and let's keep 
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred 
Gibbs  

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

Most Important Decision in Life: 
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WGnEuGwvXqU?rel=0 

A Man without Equal by Bill Bright: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVa7UoruIo 

Seeking God Made Real: 
http://vimeo.com/31489782 

Prayer Made Real: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8VdMV26VE 

Importance of Choice: 
http://creationhealth.com/CREATION-Health/Choice [click on video]  

Medical Seminar on Healthful Living by David 
DeRose, MD, MPH: 
https://www.smartlifestyletv.com/lifestart 

LINKS FOR BIBLE STUDIES 

Lifting Up Jesus Bible Studies: 
http://www.liftingupjesus.net/ 

Amazing Facts Bible Studies: 
http://www.amazingfacts.org/bible-study/bible-study-guides.aspx  

Glow Tract Video Bible Studies: 
http://www.bibleresearch.info/ 

LINKS FOR BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINARS

The Last Day of Prophecy by Pastor Doug 
Batchelor: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmGvdtMCf1aJTiC59-lPtuUMEq_uEn0BK 

Prophecies Decoded by Pastor Ron Clouzet: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A435C5373550657