"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
What a comforting promise in God's Holy Word ! As most of you know, to fear God does not mean a morbid, trembling, worrisome fear; but, rather, a true reverential fear: a fear of displeasing God in any way; a worshipful fear and to be in awe of His majesty. God keeps His eye on people with such an attitude towards Him and shows them mercy and delivers their soul from death. Of course, this also includes believing in and having faith in His Son, Jesus Christ, who died to set us free and to give believers eternal life. (John 3:16)
But if you are living in sin and/or do not know Jesus as your Savior, the fact that God sees and knows everything should make you uncomfortable. That in turn will either make you try to avoid God, or it will make you repentant and cause you to turn to Him. Confess your sins to Him, be truly repentant, ask Him for forgiveness, and put your faith in Jesus Christ as your Savior, Lord, and Master. (Romans 10:9,10,13)
"God created me - and you - to live with a single, all-embracing, all-transforming passion - namely, a passion to glorify God by enjoying and displaying His supreme excellence in all the spheres of life." - John Piper, Don't Waste Your Life
"The point of your life is to point to HIM. Whatever you are doing, God wants to be glorified, because this whole thing is His." - Francis Chan
It is all about the Heavenly Father and pleasing Him and bringing Him glory. He is Almighty God, the Creator of the Universe and should be glorified. His eye is upon His creation, and that includes you and me. Let us acknowledge Him in all that we do and give Him glory always. Don't glory in yourself, or your career, or in anything else but instead only in God.
"To give God glory is the ultimate purpose of all things." (King James Study Bible Notes)
"To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen." - Romans 16:27
Perhaps I should have titled this post "Give God The Glory". But if we realize that His eye is upon us, we will tend to live a more holy, godly life and thereby give the Lord glory.
In these chaotic and perilous times we are living in right now, it is easy to get caught up in fear of tomorrow and what the future holds..... that is, if we do not have a close personal relationship with the Lord and do not pray and do not read the Bible. Only God can give you the peace you need to cope with troublesome times.... these end times we find ourselves caught in.
As the hymn "I Know Who Holds Tomorrow" tells us, "And today I'll walk beside HIM, for He knows what lies ahead."
Here is that hymn in full; it is very uplifting:
"If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen." - 1 Peter 4:11
