Big Brother is Watching!

In an attempt to curb increasing crime rates in urban areas, a growing number of municipalities are adding surveillance cameras to their downtown streets. This has many libertarians quite upset. "It is an infringement upon a person's privacy," they protest. Many claim it is unconstitutional (although I am not a constitutional scholar, I don't think the right to privacy is actually a right mentioned in the Constitution). But in spite of protests, the cameras are there ... and being used quite effectively.

Now it is not my purpose to argue the pros and cons of such cameras (although my view is if you don't have anything to hide, what's the problem with the cameras?). I do want to remind all of us that all the cameras could be removed and we would STILL be under surveillance. Scripture tells us that "the eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good" (Proverbs 15:3). So it does not matter whether "Big Brother is watching" - unless, of course, you are committing a crime! But it does matter that God is watching!  So as you go about your day today ... remember these words: "Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account" (Hebrews 4:13).

Thanks for stopping by ...

pj