May 13 – All-Seeing Eyes (Psalm 139:1-17)

“The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.”(Proverbs 15:3)

IN WORD:
Our knowledge of God’s omnipresence is somewhere in the back of our minds, but are we really aware of it? There are few thoughts as sobering as this: Whatever we do, whatever deep motives prompt us to do it, wherever we go, and the reasons we go there, God sees. He knows our every impulse, whether good or bad. We cannot tell Him a story He does not already know the truth behind. We cannot paint a pretty picture of our ugly scenes. He has seen it all.
That is more than a little disarming. We know, deep down, what we are like. We know the little white lies we tell others in order to make ourselves look good. We know the real body under the cosmetics and the clothes, both literally and figuratively. We even know, at some level, that we deceive ourselves about many things. When we strip away all of the false securities we’ve constructed and the image we’ve presented, we shudder to think of what we might see. But that’s exactly what God already sees.
There is great comfort in knowing about this all-seeing God, too. Why? Because once we realize that He sees us as we truly are, and understand that He has offered us this wonderful invitation to be saved and loved by Him anyway, we can relax in utter security. He has seen our worst and it has not sent Him running in the other direction. He still pursues us. He still asks for our fellowship. He sees all, and it’s okay.

IN DEED:
There is no fooling God. Our acting ability is not that good. The best relationship with Him is an honest one. He learns nothing new by our honesty, but we cannot learn anything about Him without it. When we drop the pose, we find our security in Him rather than in our image. We know His love must be deep; He loves us!
Be sobered by God’s all-seeing eyes, and let that acute awareness guide your every step. But rest in that awareness. You can’t take a step He hasn’t already known.

“God is always near you and with you; leave Him not alone.”
-Brother Lawrence-