(September 6, 2009)

Imagine being followed by paparazzi everywhere. Scrutinizing your DVD choices, checking out what you order at a restaurant, following you taking your kids to school. Who would want to live like that? Wouldn't it be unnerving. We live in a culture where if it's not documented, it doesn't exist. People want to live vicariously through others. How tough it would be to live life under he lens! The good news is your aren't, but the bad news is you are!

God is watching us and creating a documentary about us all the time. We are being watched 24/7, caught on tape. Believe it or not, God watches you all the time. If we played a documentary about your life on network TV, what would we see? There are plenty of decisions we make that we would never make if they were public. We think that we can make decisions in private and that they go unseen. Not true. The sins we choose to make behind closed door are always seen.

When Saul got around the prophets, he began prophesying. It was the association that he made that activated his actions. You can't put one over on God. You can't snow job God. If you really evaluate almost all actions that we do, you'll find that we manipulate. Even some things with our great intentions are being done with a secondary agenda. "...Man looks are the outward appearance of others, while the Lord looks at the heart." He knows what we're thinking and what we're really made of. God knows us by character, while people know us by reputation.

There are some very dark places in our lives. God sees it, but sometimes we don't see. These blind spots have a tendency to suddenly tackle us because we aren't looking for them. God is trying to shine a light on the depths of our lives and show us the blind spots so He can take care of them and restore us. Praise God!

God gave you gifts and resources. He knows what we horde for ourselves or what we try to give to others legitimately. Are you trying to build God's Kingdom or your own? God knows your donation to this world. He knows what you spend your time on. God sees your planner and your checkbook and He knows your intentions.

God knows what we are all about. He knows our dreams. He knows the treasure of our heart. How do kids get a dream so early in life? Only God can give those to us. Isn't it obvious?

God knows our destiny. He's committed to see those things through. God sometimes give us prophetic words; these show that He's true to His word and encouraging us to stay on track. Are you looking for these signs? Are you open to listening to His words to you personally?

Now, do people see Jesus when they see you? Is your life a picture that makes God famous?

- Jon Bruney