We concluded our meditation yesterday on a note of prayer, that we be not left to grope in the dark. Our lead text for today gives the idea that the people of God were actually in the dark at some point in their history. The psalmist captured it clearly when he lamented the absence of “our signs”. Access to divine secrets is a privilege of the believers. Whenever we don’t see this “sign” we need to do self-examination and cry out to God. Generally, believers are expected to conduct routine checks on themselves to determine where they stand in relation to God. What are the instruments for these checks? The first one is the conscience. In 1 John3:20-21, we read: “If our conscience condemns us, we know that God is greater than our conscience and that he knows everything. And so, my dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have courage in God’s presence.”(GNT). In other words, our conscience is an umpire that sees not just the actions, but also the intent of the heart.

“Access to divine secrets is a privilege of the believers. Whenever we don’t see this “sign” we need to do self-examination and cry out to God…Self-assessment can also be carried out by gauging the peace within.”

Self-assessment can also be carried out by gauging the peace within. This could be seen as the other side of conscience. When a believer misses the mark of God, the conscience picks it first. The aftermath of that is the loss of peace on the inside. Those whose lives depend on fellowship with God will immediately seek for what is wrong and amend immediately. Colossians 3:15 says, “And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds,, that peaceful state] to which as [members of Christ’s] one body you were also called…” (AMP). With a clear conscience and peace of mind, you are ready to appear boldly before God and ask for deep and secret things.