Abraham Lincoln once said, "You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time." As true as that statement is, it still comes up short. He left out, "And you can never fool God."

Eternal, omniscient, omnipresent God knows everything that ever happened, everything that is happening right now, and everything that will happen, all at once. You cannot hide anything from Him. You will never get one over on Him. He cannot be tricked or fooled. God will not be mocked as if He is unengaged and unaware of what is happening in your life.

With this truth in mind, Jesus had John write the following to the church in Sardis. "I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead." - Revelation‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬, ‭ESV‬‬. In other words, you may have fooled everyone else, but not me.

John also wrote to the church in Laodicea about this same all-seeing character trait of Jesus. "I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked." - Revelation‬ ‭3‬‭15‬-‭17‬, ‭ESV‬‬. They had even fooled themselves.

Here's the point. Ask God to examine your life, and then expect Him to reveal the truth about what's really happening in it. You may have fooled your church, your family, your coworkers, and fellow students. You may have even fooled yourself. But not God! He sees every action and every motive behind that action.

Right now, if you are interested in and ask for the truth about yourself, God will reveal it to you. Later on, in the end, He will tell you the truth about your life, whether you want to hear it or not. It's better to hear about it now and fix what is wrong than to hear about it later and pay the price. -Pastor Mike

"What did the janitor say when he jumped out of the closet?" "Supplies!"