State-of-the-art CCTV

CCTV (Closed Circuit TV), a surveillance system with cameras, recorders and monitors, has so fascinated me, I wrote a blog about it sometime ago. 

This modern contraption is able to do many things more quickly than a human being can: apprehend speedsters on the highway, catch thieves, cheaters, bullies, and all kinds of offenders in any place where it is installed. 

There are different brands and models of CCTV—the higher the cost, the better it can “see” and “hear.” Yet, the CCTV, no matter how technologically advanced, is not foolproof. It can only catch action and hear sounds within a certain range.  

There is a state-of-the art CCTV that can see all, hear all, feel all, taste all, smell all, and know all—including what goes on inside of us: God.     

He is omnipotent (all-powerful). He is omniscient (all-knowing). He is omnipresent (all-present). There is no way anyone can hide any sin from Him. 

“Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.” (Hebrews 4:13 NLT) 

We can only describe the things He can do, but no artist, not even the great masters, can render them visually. I found two that capture a few dimensions of Him.  

While He sees what we do wrong, He also sees what we do right.  

He holds the universe (plural, as astronomers have recently discovered that there are many) in the palm of His hand.  

 

In Scripture, we read that in the temple one day, Jesus noted that many rich people put in large amounts of money in the collection box. 

In contrast, a poor widow dropped in two small coins. Jesus told His disciples, “. . . this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions. For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.”  (Mark 12:41-44) 

 

God also hears our silent, private prayers. “. . . your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!" (Matthew 6:6-8) 

What’s best is, this state-of-the-art, divine CCTV sees every heart and fills those that are committed to Him with grace.  

“The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him . . .” (2 Chronicles 16:9) 

No CCTV, not even a future invention (with advances in artificial intelligence and technology), will compare or even come close to what God sees, feels, hears, tastes, smells, and knows for eternity.