Often burglars don’t get caught, but a newspaper article reported about a burglar who was caught in quite an unexpected way.
Bill came home from work one evening to find his apartment a total mess! Drawers were dumped out of his dresser, his closet had been ransacked, and most of the things he valued were gone! It must have been an awful feeling to realize, I’ve been robbed! Someone broke in and has robbed my place and walked away with most of the things I’ve worked so hard for!
Bill sat down at his kitchen table still shaken. He was trying to figure out what to do when his eyes focused on Sam, his new parrot. Sam was hopping around in his cage squawking. Suddenly Bill remembered something really important about Sam. Bill had set up a video camera to record while he was away at work. He wanted to see if Sam had been repeating any of the words or phrases that he had been teaching him. Was the video camera still in place?
Yes! Bill quickly discovered that the burglar hadn’t found the video camera, but the video camera had found the burglar! Can you imagine Bill’s amazement when he played back the video and watched the burglar break into his place and then start carrying things out, including all of his small appliances. Then the camera recorded the burglar opening Bill’s refrigerator, taking out food, sitting down at the table and eating before he finally left.
Of course, the police detectives were very interested to watch Bill’s video! And needless to say, it wasn’t long before that burglar was caught and sent to jail where he spent a long time!
This story, especially what the video showed them, reminded me of the Bible verse that says, “The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good” (Proverbs 15:33The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. (Proverbs 15:3)). Do you believe that the Lord God sees us all the time, just like the video camera? But He knows much, much more about us than just what a six-hour video can show. He personally tells us, “I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins [conscience], even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings” (Jeremiah 17:1010I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. (Jeremiah 17:10)). Do you know that God knows every thought we think and everything we do, whether it’s right or wrong? That’s a little scary, isn’t it?
Boys and girls, and grown-ups too, God will be your judge someday, and maybe very soon. We are told, “Fear Him, which ... hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear Him” (Luke 12:55But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. (Luke 12:5)). But the Lord Jesus, who said these words, still loves us so much, even though we are sinners, that He died on the cross to take away our sins and to free us from that punishment of hell that we really deserve. Romans 5:88But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8) tells us this: “God [commends] His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” The Lord Jesus is the only one who can free us from that punishment. Will you come to Him right now with your sins and let Him take them away? He will give you everlasting life instead. “He that heareth My word, and believeth on [God the Father] that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation [that punishment of hell]; but is passed from death unto life” (John 5:2424Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. (John 5:24)).
Are you still facing the terrible punishment for your sins? If you will let Him, Jesus will take away every one of your sins and reserve a place for you in heaven. Have you made that choice yet?
ML-02/28/2016