Every year our pastor encourages the entire congregation to join him in reading through the Bible in a year. On day 5, I was in Genesis reading about Noah, his obedience, and how God blessed him and his family because of it. One thing that really jumped out at me in the reading that day was Genesis 9:5.

“And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.” [emphasis mine]

This verse clearly tells us that God will hold the human race accountable. Not just for murder, as referenced in this verse, but for everything we do – everyaction, thought, deed, and word. How do I know this? In the book of Romans, Paul writes:

You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. It is written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’” So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God. [emphasis mine] Romans 14:10-12 (NIV)

I challenge you today to turn the search light on yourself. If there is anything you are holding back, bring it out of the shadows and into His glorious light. He will help you deal with whatever it is if you take the first step in exposing it.