What's done in the dark...

The other day I watched a dvd of a Tyler Perry play called What's Done in the Dark.  I loved the message of the play.

Last night was Halloween.  My husband and I don't usually acknowledge Halloween by giving out candy.  We usually volunteer to work a fall festival at the church I attended as a child however, due to it being a school night, there was no festival yesterday so we went out to dinner then came home.

Of course, we could not turn the lights on.  Our son had gone out to dinner also and we came in and sat in our living room in the dark.  Our living room is at the front of the house with large windows so we sat on the couch and watched the people in the street.  We could see everything that was going on.  We saw all the kids in costume, the parents, and even a few dressed up dogs. 

A car pulled up and parked in front of our house with a group of high school kids.  Although they could not see us, I recognized them as living at the back of our community and as members of our church.  It was easy to identify him as he wore his letter jacket and that settled all doubt.  We sat and made comments like "look at that child running in the middle of the street-where is the parent? or "look how dangerous those kids dangling from the tailgate of the truck" or "that car is going way to fast in this neighborhood." We saw individuals walking across our grass, pulling and tugging costumes, and dropping candy wrappers everywhere.

These individuals had no idea anyone was watching them.  I turned to my husband and told him "that is how we are in life."  We think we are hiding from God, think no one is watching, we think we are getting away with things...in the dark.  The rest of the title to the play is Whats Done in the Dark...always comes to the light!  We may think we are getting away with sin because no one is watching, but even in the dark, God knows who his children are and he knows what we do. Nothing goes unseen in the eyes of God. 

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