Every once in a while I get the feeling I am being watched. I try not to be paranoid or have an overly developed sense of being important but I have discovered we are being watched. There is this very cheeky chipmunk who sits on the stump of a tree outside our breakfast room window and he (or she- I don’t know which) seems to enjoy watching us eat. Finally my wife got out her camera to document this and he never flinched. I am used to my dog watching me eat, but really now – a chipmunk!
When I was little one of my memory verses was Ecclesiastes 12:14. “For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.” I must admit to having an unhappy adolescence because of this verse. What was the point of trying to be good? Solomon definitely did not know Jesus. Fortunately we do know Jesus. Jesus came with a revolutionary message filled with good news. It is true that God does see everything. But the reason He is watching is so He can catch us doing something good. It makes Him happy. He doesn’t need to make a record of our bad deeds because one is enough. Perfect is required for eternal life. Now comes the great news. The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life. Once we accept the gift we skip judgment. See John 5:24. There is no need to go to judgment when we have already crossed over from death to life. Once again see John 5:24.
Rejoice and be very glad. You are being watched. You are watched by someone who loves you so much He died for you. As Paul says in Romans, “If this God is for us, who can be against us?”
Written by Roger Bothwell on July 29, 2009
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