"Eye Of God"

"Eye Of God"

"Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine." (Psalm 33:18-19)  Nobody escapes; nobody is alone in their sin; nobody suffers, thinking no one knows; there is continually an all-seeing "Eye of God."

"For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears

are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against

those who do evil."

(I Peter 3:12)

A Holy, sinless God has no habitation with sin and evil, but "the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."  You say, "Does that mean He does not hear me if I repent?"  He hears "all" who sincerely repent of their sins.  He is nigh unto those who have a broken heart and such as have a contrite spirit.  The God who watches, knows all; He knows if we are sincere, and He knows when we play games.  He sees; He knows; He watches; the depth of our souls are open to His EYE.  

"In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath

of all mankind."

(Job 12:10)

How infinite is our God!  When we think we have nowhere to turn, that we're all alone with no help, that there is no way out, that we're going under and we will be utterly destroyed; look up!  The "eye" that sees all knows your pain; call out to Him; He's as close as the whisper of His name.  You say, "But, I haven't lived for God; I have sinned; what if He won't hear me?"  Anyone in the world who sincerely reaches up to his/her Creator, who is willing to turn around and walk in the light of His love, grace and mercy  ...  He hears them  ...  He will run to you, take you in His arms, comfort you, heal you, provide for you, sustain you, and care for you.  He's not a Santa Claus in the sky; we don't get everything we want, but He will provide for our needs.  "I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread."  (Psalm 37:25)

"When you hide your face, they are terrified; whey you take away their breath,

they die and return to the dust.  When you send your Spirit, they are

created, and you renew the face of the earth."

(Psalm 104:29-30)

When God sends His Spirit, we are created, and He renews the face of the earth!  Beautiful!  That's what it's all about, my friends  ... being created, then "Re" created, or born again.  The word "renew" means to begin again.  When we are filled with the Spirit of God, His eyes look upon earth as it was in the beginning.  Astounding, isn't it?  When He pours His Spirit upon "all" flesh, the face of the earth will be renewed!  That's from "HIS" perspective; our perspective is that we return to innocence when we repent deeply, when we are baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and when we are filled with His spirit and speak in tongues as His Spirit gives the utterance.  We are a new creation. It is the most exciting thing that can happen to a human being! 

"For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, 

to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is 

perfect toward him ..."

(2 Chronicles 16:9)

One commentary says it this way about the 'perfect heart,' "whose heart is devoted to him."  Job 31:4 says, "Does he not see my ways and count my every step."  God is the camera in the sky, the eternal video recorder, the live streaming lens from the other side.  That could be a comforting thought, or a very panicky thought, depending on how we conduct our lives.  The unseen Eye sees  ...

"For who hath despised the day of small things?  For they

shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet is in the hand of

Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord,

which run to and fro through the whole earth."

(Zechariah 4:10)

What about you?  Maybe you've worked for God for many years and you wonder if you've done any good.  Maybe you've witnessed and witnessed, but not many have come to God.  God sees the little things and He sees the grandios.  You say, What difference do I make; I'm a nobody?"  Zerubbabel was the master builder under God, the grand architect, and this scripture was referring to his building of the second temple.  The non-Jews succeeded in having a ban placed on the rebuilding of the temple, but two years later, Zerubbabel resumed construction and finished the temple.  Don't give up!  Don't be thwarted in your "offering" to God; you don't know how He views it; everything has a beginning; God gives the increase  ...  The "day of small things;" Barnes Notes says it so beautifully:

   "The day of small things - is especially God's day, whose 'strength is made perfect in weakness; who raised Joseph from the prison, David from the sheepfold, Daniel from slavery, and converted the world by the fishermen and the tentmaker, having Himself first become the Carpenter.'  "Wouldest thou be great?  Become little."  "Whenever," said Theresa, "I am to receive some singular grace, I first innihilate myself, sink into my own nothingness, so as to seem to myself to be nothing, be capable of nothing."

What is this about?  Was Mother Theresa saying we should think little of ourselves?  It's about bits of wisdom seen through the eyes of God.  Humility exalts a man; bowing low lifts us high; we lose to gain; we give to get  ...  Little is much in the hands of God.  The bottom line is: "Seeing things through the eyes of God."  How does He view the dust He formed into man?  What does my last penny in the offering mean to Him?  I sinned last night, but  I'm ok; nothing happened to me?  I see people getting by with evil and nothing happens to them?  I'm doing everything I can for the Lord, but it's so small; does it really matter?  God will answer our questions with His question?  

     "Where were you when I laid the foundation

of the earth?"

In other words, He IS God; it is not in man to direct his own path.  We all need our Creator; prayer and studying His Word is our key to seeing through His eyes.  Sometimes, we do not get an answer to all of our issues, because we will know by and by when we get to the other side. 

If we knew it all, we wouldn't need faith; if we were omnipotent, we wouldn't need trust; if we were more than dust, we wouldn't need a Creator.  What is Life about anyway?

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths

we take, but by the moments that take our

breath away."

The only ONE who can give breath and take it away is Jesus Christ our Lord.  He created all things; our temporal existence in earth is heightened, blessed, glorified, beautified, and full of grace when we view it through the "Eye Of God."

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PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas, Pastor Kenneth Phillips)

(Photo:  Netlore Archive: NASA photo of the Helix Nebula taken by the 

Hubble Space Telescope has been labeled the "Eye of God" by 

frequent forwarders.  Image: NASA, WIYN, NOAO, ESA, Hubble 

Helix Nebula Team, M. Meixner (STScI), T. A. Rector, (NRAO)