For
your ways are in full view of the Lord,
and he examines all your paths. Proverbs 5:21
and he examines all your paths. Proverbs 5:21
Security systems are designed to keep us safe in a dangerous
world. Following a recent robbery in our neighborhood, we updated our home security
system. New technology has bugs to work out and our system certainly had them,
including a few involving me.
I turned on every reminder available. We received text
messages whenever a door or window opened. Then I discovered my husband even could
tell when I climbed out of bed. He checked the security camera and saw me watering
flowers. He knew when I left for the grocery store.
It’s strange knowing someone sees your every move.
If only we remembered that someone is watching, security system or not. God
sees everything, all day, every day. Our ways are familiar to him and he misses
nothing. Psalm 139 says, “If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far
side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.”
All God’s ways are good. He wants the best for us.
The scriptures brim with examples of God protecting his people, providing for
them, going before and destroying their enemies. Sometimes he allowed them to
get into real messes, knowing the consequences were necessary to help them
learn. The Lord has set guidelines for us to follow and we should be mindful of
the price of stepping outside his safety net.
A high school youth leader suggested we think about
God sitting in the backseat on our dates. When my son was little, he often played
in his sandbox where I could watch his every move from the kitchen and get
outside quickly. He was safe within my sight. That’s how God wants us to see
his loving surveillance. He is a loving parent providing security and direction
for his children, not the Gestapo spying to swoop down and punish. Psalm 139
also says, “Such
knowledge is too wonderful for me…”
Receiving a text message every time a door or window
opens assures me I am safe in my rural home. It provides safety in a dangerous
world. Even if I turn off the motion detectors so I can move freely around
inside, God sees me. There is nowhere I can flee His presence. He loves me
enough to keep a watchful eye on my thoughts and actions.
©
Copyright by Norma Gail Thurston Holtman, May 3, 2107
About the author:
Norma
Gail is the author of the contemporary Christian romance, Land of My Dreams, winner of the 2016 Bookvana Religious Fiction
Award. A women’s Bible study leader for over 21 years, her devotionals and
poetry have appeared at ChristianDevotions.us, the Stitches Thru Time blog, and
in “The Secret Place.” She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Romance
Writers of America, Historical Writers of America, and the Women’s Fiction
Writers Association. Norma is a former RN who lives in the mountains of New
Mexico with her husband of 40 years. They have two adult children.
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I'm thankful that God is our security and always know what is happening. Just the mention of His name in the time of trouble has proven His protection time and time again. Norma Gail, thank you for this inspirational and great reminder that we are secure in God's loving hands.
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