"The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good." -- Proverbs 15:3
Anyone from our church who may read this probably won't be surprised that this is this week's Verse Of The Week. The Lord allowed me to mention it during the message during yesterday morning's service and I've not been able to quit meditating on it since. I find this verse to be both a great challenge and a great encouragement.
It's a challenge because it reminds me that absolutely no sin escapes the notice of our Holy God. So often we fail to consider before yielding to temptation that God is watching us. In other instances we sometime believe that after yielding to temptation we have hidden it from God. What an exhortation this should be to all to remember that our trespasses are witnessed by the Lord!
There is also encouragement to be found in this verse. For as much as it makes us aware that we cannot hide our sins, it should also make us aware that there is no situation that we can face that God is not standing vigil over us. Whether we be on the tops of the mountains of life or if we be in the valleys of dark days, our loving Lord is watching over us. I'm so glad that God is never ignorant about where I am in life and that nothing evades His attention.
May the Lord help us always to live as though He is watching...because it is certain that He is.
The Flag Flies High
5 years ago
Yes, it is very certain that He is watching and I sure am glad He is. I love that still small voice that lets me know when I'm doing something wrong and He corrects me and to know that whatever we may go through downhere His hand is over us, protecting us, and are never out of His sight. It is comforting to be a child of God.
ReplyDeleteI love you honey, and I always enjoy your verses and your comments on them.