Not long ago, Apple released a new lineup of iPhones... faster, sleeker, and all even able to use your fingerprint as a security key! One feature that hasn’t changed since its launch is the phone’s ability to locate where you are at any given time. This isn’t exclusive to the iPhone... if you carry a cell phone... yours can do it too. At any point during the day, your exact location can be pulled up on a map by your service provider or law enforcement. Many would see this as an invasion of privacy. But what would you say if I told you that it was happening long before the brick cell phones of the 80s were even thought of.
God’s been tracking you for years. In fact, He was doing it before you were even knit together as a baby. And if you think your cell provider knowing your latitude and longitude is personal... God knows your thoughts. Every thought. Those that we admit to and those that we hide in the deep recesses of our hearts. In Psalm 139, David asks God the rhetorical question “Where can I go from your Spirit?”. Of course, he knew the answer. God knows where you are, what you’re doing, and what is going through your mind. Every day. But why? Shouldn’t this scare us? Of course not! God knowing where we are should be a comfort. He is always with us...even when we feel like we’re alone. And God knowing our thoughts challenges us to think His way in our lives... We don’t need to fear God’s direct involvement in our day-to-day... we should embrace it... and give thanks that the God of the universe sees us important enough to keep His loving eye on.
