Have you ever felt like you were being watched?
Have you ever been afraid someone saw you doing something wrong or about to do something wrong? How about that time you were excelling the speed limit and immediately looked in your rear view mirror to see if there were red lights flashing?
There were a lot of kids at summer camp who got that feeling and usually they were right; they were being watched. Bro. Lawson Hatfield, a.k.a. The Black Phantom, had a way of bringing bad behavior to a halt without saying a word.
Have you ever been afraid someone saw you doing something wrong or about to do something wrong? How about that time you were excelling the speed limit and immediately looked in your rear view mirror to see if there were red lights flashing?
There were a lot of kids at summer camp who got that feeling and usually they were right; they were being watched. Bro. Lawson Hatfield, a.k.a. The Black Phantom, had a way of bringing bad behavior to a halt without saying a word.
When our daughters were at church camp, Bro. H. was the night watchman. He was good at getting kids to behave during the night service in the open air tabernacle. Many a young person has been whispering, throwing paper wads, or numerous other incidents that were strictly forbidden only to find they were being watched.
Bro. H. road a black bicycle all over the campus. He was known as The Black Phantom. During the worship services, Bro. H. would ride his bike into the tabernacle and set astride it. If he saw someone misbehaving, he would dismount his bike; walk up behind this person, cross his arms and just stare at them. Apparently, his stare was like a knife in the back to these individuals because very soon, they would look around and see Mr. H. smiling at them but never saying a word. Immediately, the bad behavior ceased and Mr. H. would turn; walk back to his bike, mount it once again and continue to monitor behavior.
The Black Phantom was a little like our God in that his presence was immediately felt even though he was not seen. It is much like that feeling we get when we have behaved in a manner displeasing to our Master. Our God has a way of pricking our conscious without saying a word to us. And, if we are the kind of Believers we should be, we cease doing wrong at that moment.
"He watches every step we take.
There is no darkness dark enough
to hide a sinner from God." Job 34:21-22 GNT
Bro. H. road a black bicycle all over the campus. He was known as The Black Phantom. During the worship services, Bro. H. would ride his bike into the tabernacle and set astride it. If he saw someone misbehaving, he would dismount his bike; walk up behind this person, cross his arms and just stare at them. Apparently, his stare was like a knife in the back to these individuals because very soon, they would look around and see Mr. H. smiling at them but never saying a word. Immediately, the bad behavior ceased and Mr. H. would turn; walk back to his bike, mount it once again and continue to monitor behavior.
The Black Phantom was a little like our God in that his presence was immediately felt even though he was not seen. It is much like that feeling we get when we have behaved in a manner displeasing to our Master. Our God has a way of pricking our conscious without saying a word to us. And, if we are the kind of Believers we should be, we cease doing wrong at that moment.
"He watches every step we take.
There is no darkness dark enough
to hide a sinner from God." Job 34:21-22 GNT
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