Can anyone hide themselves?

“Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.” - Jeremiah 23v24

Judah had convinced herself that she could go on in her sin and that no one would see it. Even the prophets were falsely prophesying that they could go on in their sin, follow the dictates of the own wicked hearts, and God would not do anything about it. She acted as though God would not see or act on her sin.

We as Christians can be tempted to do the same thing at times. We would not necessarily admit it, but at times we can sin with impunity when there is no one else around to see us. Knowingly or unknowingly we act as though even God can’t see us. We seem to forget at times the message that God gave Judah.

God points out that He is both close by and far off. Though we can geographically distance ourselves from others who might see us sin, we cannot distance ourselves from God. He fills heaven and earth, we cannot run from Him and we cannot hide our sin from Him.