Mr. Inaccurate and Miss Information

Read: Jeremiah 23:24; Hebrews 4:13

Mark and Sarah ran home. “Dad!”

Dad was in the kitchen. “Did you record videos of ducks at the park?”

“Sarah and I…” Mark panted, “saw…a crime!”

Sarah handed Dad his phone. “A lady’s purse was stolen!”

“This is serious,” Dad said. “You two are eyewitnesses. What happened?”

“We set your phone on a bench and started the video,” Sarah said. “Then we put bread out for the ducks and hid.”

“Someone yelled,” Mark said. “We looked and saw a guy grab a lady’s purse and run away. He never saw us, but we saw him!”

“The thief ran into the parking lot,” Sarah said. “He jumped into a pickup truck and sped away.”

“A red Ford,” Mark said, nodding.

Sarah shook her head. “A rusty brown Chevy.”

Dad grabbed a pen and paper and began writing. “What did he look like?”

Mark fanned his sweaty T-shirt. “I’ll never forget him as long as I live—he had brown hair and a beard.”

Sarah looked at Dad. “He only had a mustache.”

“And he had a tattoo of a compass on his arm,” Mark said.

Sarah pictured it in her mind. “It was an anchor.”

“I hope the purse-snatcher won’t get away,” Mark groaned.

Dad tapped his Bible. “I’m sure he’s hiding, but who can’t he hide from?”

“That’s easy,” Mark said. “God!”

“Right,” Dad said. “The Bible tells us He sees everything we do—both good and bad. Humans can’t see everything, and we often get the details wrong. But God sees us perfectly and knows every detail of our lives. He knows we all do wrong things, but He loves us so much that Jesus died to save us. We can’t hide anything from Him.”

“Wow, God’s the ultimate eyewitness!” Mark said.

Dad held up his phone. “You said you had the video running the whole time?”

Seconds later they watched the clip—and every detail of the purse-snatching was there. Even a clear shot of the man’s face—and his truck.

“The camera caught everything,” Mark said. “But God sees every detail even better!”

Dad dialed 9-1-1. “Hello, I’d like to report a crime.”

–Matt Shoemaker

How about you? Have you ever tried to hide something you did? Some people think that because they can’t see God, He doesn’t see them. That’s not true. Even if our sins are not seen by others, God sees them. He doesn’t miss anything, ever. He sees everything clearly and in exact detail—and even when we sin, He still loves us. Instead of hiding your sin, confess it to Him and He will forgive you.

Today’s key verse: Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Hebrews 4:13 (NIV)

Today’s key thought: God sees everything