Somebody's Watching You

Life in a Surveillance Culture

School‑zone speed cameras have stirred up plenty of hoopla in my hometown. Some see them as an invasion of privacy; others applaud the effort to keep children safe. Whatever your opinion, one fact is clear: cameras are everywhere. Stores, street corners, doorbells, dashboards, even satellites lock eyes on us. Remember Matthew McConaughey’s film Ed TV? Sometimes it feels as though we’re all Ed, living life on‑screen.

Under Divine Surveillance

Yet long before silicon chips and security feeds, the Lord’s lens was fixed on us:

“The  Lord looks down from heaven; He sees all the children of man; from where He sits enthroned He looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth.” (Psalm  33:13‑14)

“The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.” (Proverbs 15:3)

“For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps.” (Job  34:21)

How does that make you feel—comforted or exposed?

Living in a Fishbowl

Constant observation can feel like living in a glass aquarium. We squirm because something in us isn’t pleasing to God. But nothing is hidden from Him: “all are naked and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account” (Hebrews  4:13).

The miracle is that His eyes are eyes of grace. “God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)

Grace doesn’t excuse sin; it invites us to bring sin into the light, where forgiveness and transformation wait. Jesus came “to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10). Seeking involves seeing.

The God Who Sees Me

David prayed, “Keep me as the apple of Your eye” (Psalm 17:8)—close enough that his reflection would glimmer in God’s pupil. Hagar learned the same lesson in the wilderness, naming the Lord El  Roi, “the God who sees me” (Genesis 16:13).

Whether you’re facing illness, loneliness, debt, or a toxic relationship, God sees, God hears, God knows—and at the right time, God acts.

Not Watching from a Distance

Bette  Midler’s 1990 hit sang, “God is watching us, from a distance.” Scripture disagrees. His gaze isn’t far‑off; it is near and compassionate. If you’re off‑course, He will lead you home. If you’re weary, He will lift you up.

Lord, thank You that Your eyes are upon me today. Search me, forgive me, steady me, and guide me. Amen.