DEV:Secret Sins

   Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from my secret faults.

   Psalm 19:12

   The African white ant lives under the soil and is not easily
detected. But it creates havoc in buildings if left unchecked. A
description by Scottish biologist and Christian writer Henry Drummond
said, "One may never see the insect, for it lives underground; but its
ravages confront one at every turn. You build your house, and for a few
months fancy that you have pitched upon the one solidary site in the
country where there are no white ants. But one day suddenly the
doorpost totters, and lintels and rafters come down together with a
crash. You look at a section of the wrecked timbers and see that the
whole inside is eaten clean away. The apparently solid logs of which
the rest of the house is built are now mere cylinders of bark, and
through the thickest of them you could push your little finger."

   Secret sins are as damaging to the life and testimony of the
Christian as the hidden white ant is to an African house. Concealed
transgressions that are left ignored or unjudged will weaken Christian
character, and undermine the believer's effectiveness. On the outside,
everything may appear to be going well, but the core of the Christian
life is slowly and silently being eaten away.

   What's the solution? The psalmist David prayed earnestly for
cleansing from "secret faults" and for divine restraint. His heart's
desire was that his spoken words and inward meditation would be
pleasing to the Lord at all times. By following his example, we can
exterminate secret sins.

   -P.R.V

   Just one evil thought, what harm can it do? But give it free reign,
and soon there are two,

   And then sinfull deeds and habit ensue; So guard all your thoughts,
or they'll destroy you.

   -D.J.D. THE SIN WE TRY TO COVER UP WILL SOME DAY BRING US DOWN....