He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake!
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake!
The words above are from
the song “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”.
As I recall, it was one of my favorite Christmas songs when I was a
young boy. Though the song was written
many years ago, its words about someone
always watching us are true in these early days of the 21st
century. In this world where most
everyone has a camera as close as their cell phone and where security cameras
are everywhere to watch for potential terrorist, there seems to always be someone watching and
always eager to share that camera footage on a social media site.
We can bemoan these watchful eyes as an invasion of privacy. We can also celebrate these lurking cameras as a way to bring peace of mind in a dangerous world. There is another way to look at it, and it is the truth that someone has always been watching and that Someone is God. We find that truth in the words of Psalm 139 where we read:
We can bemoan these watchful eyes as an invasion of privacy. We can also celebrate these lurking cameras as a way to bring peace of mind in a dangerous world. There is another way to look at it, and it is the truth that someone has always been watching and that Someone is God. We find that truth in the words of Psalm 139 where we read:
Lord, you have examined me;
you have known me.
2 You know when I rest[a]
and when I am active.[b]
You understand what I am thinking
when I am distant from you.[c]
3 You scrutinize my life and my rest;[d]
you are familiar with all of my ways.
4 Even before I have formed a word with my tongue,
you, Lord, know it completely!
5 You encircle me from back to front,
placing your hand upon me.
6 Knowledge like this is too amazing for me.
It is beyond my reach,
and I cannot fathom it.
you have known me.
2 You know when I rest[a]
and when I am active.[b]
You understand what I am thinking
when I am distant from you.[c]
3 You scrutinize my life and my rest;[d]
you are familiar with all of my ways.
4 Even before I have formed a word with my tongue,
you, Lord, know it completely!
5 You encircle me from back to front,
placing your hand upon me.
6 Knowledge like this is too amazing for me.
It is beyond my reach,
and I cannot fathom it.
What solace we can take
in the truth that God is watching us not to catch us in the act of some
grievous sin, but because he loves and cares for us like a parent caring for
their child. Have a joy-filled
week.- Pastor Randy Wall
Prayer: Lord and God, thank you for watching over
us like a Shepherd watching over their sheep.
Thank you for your love and care; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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