Who’s Watching?
I was driving to work this morning and as I exited the tollway and
ran through the gates of the toll reader, I glanced up and saw the camera that
takes your photo as you exit. Since I
don’t work for the tollroad authority, I don’t understand why they need to take
a picture of me driving through the booth.
I mean, they already have my license plate and phone number, my vehicle
make and model and my credit card. Why
should they need a photo of me too?
As I looked into the camera it made me think of how God is always
watching us. There is nothing we do that
he doesn’t know about. Then I thought
about how God is sitting in the car with me when I call another driver an idiot
because they cut off four people to get to an exit. That’s called no preparation or not knowing
where you are going.
God is also there when I say something that hurts another
person. He is also there when I do my
taxes, talk to my husband, when I am working and He sees how I treat
co-workers. How we act and speak makes a
difference to God.
If we were to think about this it might look something like
this. I have an extra chair in my office
for guests. What would happen if every
time I sat down at my desk and looked at that chair, I saw Jesus sitting in it
observing me? How about when I get in my
car in the morning or evening to go to and from work; if I looked over in the
other seat or in the rearview mirror and saw Jesus sitting there would I act or
live differently knowing he was there.
How many of us live two very different lifestyles every week. The one we present at church and the one we
present at home. We want people to see
us as good upstanding Christians; yet we live a very different life when we are
in our jobs or at home.
As I drove by that camera it reminded me that nothing I do is
hidden from God. He knows every sin I
commit even though I can’t physically see Him.
Will you live your life differently knowing God is taking snapshots of
how you live your life? Because the reality is; He is.
Prayer for the Day: Heavenly Father, I don’t
often do a good job of living my life. I
am often the great pretender. Pretending
to be something I’m not, when you know everything I do even though I can’t see
You. I am a sinner who fails over and
over again. Please help me to live my
daily life filled with thoughts of you.
If I am living as I should; it shouldn’t matter if someone took pictures
of my whole life. The photo album of my
life should reflect You and I want to live up to what You want me to be in this
life.
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