Hebrews 4:13 English Standard Version (ESV) And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

We might understand that God sees our every fault but seeing them in ourselves can be more difficult. Transitional changes such as moving to a new state or finding a new church might offer an opportunity to discover we have flaws which need correction. We find ourselves to be more vulnerable in new situations, new surroundings. We do not have the fellowship of those who know us best and have covered our minor flaws with grace.

I say flaws because in practice they might not be considered sin. At what point will our discomfort start to be reflected in our speech? We can become irritable and that can lead to disappointment in others and suddenly we are not as gracious as we were in familiar fellowship. It might not be a sin to fail to be gracious in all situations. Because grace is an attribute of Christ and we are to be conformed into the likeness of Christ, loss of grace is undesirable.

Not everything that needs correction has to be labeled as sin. Perfection is not going to come until we are translated into our incorruptible form. That gap between corruption and perfection is wide and we move from one to the other in steps.

Exodus 20:26 English Standard Version (ESV) And you shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness be not exposed on it.’

Whatever our condition is as we near His altar, we should know our faults and not allow them to stop us from approaching God. God has dealt with sin by the sacrifice of His Son Jesus Christ. We have the problem and the only cure to our problem is found in coming to Him.

Lord help us.