Smart phone in a handIt startled me. And it got me thinking. It happened early one Sunday morning several weeks ago. If you have a smart phone, you’ve probably noticed they seem to get smarter every day. Yet, knowing that, I was still caught off guard.

Judy and I have a Sunday morning routine. We’re up early…around 5:00 a.m. We each do our Bible readings, I scan the newspaper, get ready for the day, and we head off to church. Now, while I put a lot of things on my phone calendar, I don’t put “church” there. It’s automatic for us.

That is why I was so startled.

That Sunday morning I picked up my phone and looked at a message on the home screen. It said:

[blockquote author=”” link=”” target=”_blank”]Traffic is light, Ron. It will take you 34 minutes to get to 1707 San Jacinto Street.[/blockquote]”

That’s the location of our church! My smart phone had figured out our Sunday pattern without us entering that information into the phone. Amazing.

So, that started me thinking. I wonder what else my phone “notices” about me and my habits? We used to ask, “If someone found your check book and saw how you spent your money, would they know that you are a Christian and support God’s work?” Now, the questions might be addressed to Siri or Alexa or whomever: “Can you tell by the pattern of my life where my heart is?”

While today’s smart technology might be a little unsettling at times, we should remember we have an omniscient God who sees and knows everything about us. And whether it will be reviewed on a flat screen TV or a tablet or something else, there will be an accounting.

Solomon gave this advice to young adults, but it surely applies to us all:

[blockquote author=”Ecclesiastes 11:9 (NLT)” link=”” target=”_blank”]Young people, it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do. [/blockquote]

That’s not Big Brother watching you. It is your loving Heavenly Father who cares for you and wants the best in your life.

“Uh…Siri…just how much do you know about me?”