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Psalm 139:11-12
Good News Translation
11 I could ask the darkness to hide me
or the light around me to turn into night,
12 but even darkness is not dark for you,
and the night is as bright as the day.
Darkness and light are the same to you.
My brother, Elwood, was working with a group developing an
infra-red camera that worked at ambient temperatures. He brought a prototype of
their camera home with him one day and asked me if I would like to accompany
him on some test runs. The night was very dark. We drove up Ortega Highway
above Lake Elsinore and pulled into the parking lot of Lookout Restaurant.
There were a number of cars parked there, undoubtedly belonging to the customers
in the restaurant. The parking lot was unlit except for the area near the
restaurant front door.
We pointed the camera down the steep slopes of the Santa Ana
Mountains towards the town, to see what a city looks like in infra-red light. When
another car drove by on the highway, we watched sparks shooting out from under
the car. These sparks were totally invisible to the naked eye.
Over in the dark of the far corner of the parking lot, we
could barely make out the shape of a car, its windows showing a dim reflection
of the restaurant lights. When we turned this camera in that direction, the
whole scene changed. A couple had spread a blanket out on the pavement next to
their car. They were reclining on it romantically. They trusted the darkness to
hide them, probably
relishing the possibility of an adrenalin rush if some car were to turn its
lights on them and discover their boldness. They never knew that their tryst
was being filmed by a camera they didn’t see.
Far more perceptive than Elwood’s camera, God sees all
things and knows all things, even the secrets of our hearts. He sees in light
or darkness, even through walls and concrete. When we cry for help, He is
always ready to rush to our rescue.
Thank You, Lord,
that darkness and light are all the same to You. Thank You for being ready to
help us in our time of need.
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