The
other day I found a meditation which I would like to share with you. —Enrique
“The
eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good”
(Pro. 15:3)
A little boy was always getting into trouble in
his Sunday School class. Finally, in exasperation, his teacher said
to him, "I want you to know that God is watching you all the time. Even when I can't
keep my eyes on you, God has His eyes on you. He's watching you. So you'd
better straighten up."
The boy was terrified by the thought of God watching him all
the time, like some great eye in the sky. After Sunday School, he told his
parents, "The teacher said that God is watching me all the time."
They could see that the thought terrified their son rather than bringing
comfort to his heart. So his parents put it into proper context for him.
They said, "Yes, it's true that God is always watching
you. But there's a reason for that. The truth is, He loves you so much that He
just can't take His eyes off you."
Many times when we think of God watching us, what comes to
mind are the seemingly omnipresent surveillance cameras we have in public
places today. I knew someone who worked in a department store, and he showed me
how these work. They are hidden in places where we tend to never look, and they
can pretty much watch everyone. Most people don't even realize that in many
public places, cameras are basically tracking them wherever they go.
So when we consider the fact that God is watching us, we
might think, That's
terrifying. But
it all depends. If we are rebelling against the Lord, then the thought of His
constant surveillance could be more than a little frightening.
But if our hearts are right with Him, then . . . what an
incredible comfort! He never loses track of us, never misplaces our file, never
takes His loving attention from us for even one moment. God is watching us, but
He loves us so much that He can't take His eyes off us. We may lose sight of
God, but He never loses sight of us. Originally
written by Greg Laurie, at http://www.harvest.org/devotional/archive/devotion/2014-10-31.html
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