God’s All-Knowing Eye…

 

Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.

And in Your book they all were written,

The days fashioned for me,

When as yet there were none of them.

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!

How great is the sum of them!

If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;

When I awake, I am still with You.—Psalm 139:16-18

Search me, O God, and know my heart;

Try me, and know my anxieties;

And see if there is any wicked way in me,

And lead me in the way everlasting.—Psalm 139:23-24

Beloved…God’s all-knowing eye is not the eye of an enemy but of a loving Father who watches over us to do us good.  The same eye that saw and looked after Hagar, Sarai’s maidservant (see yesterday’s devotional -11/10/22) sees us and knows everything we face. 

His thoughts toward us are as innumerable as the sand and are always for our good. His desire is to bless us. Jeremiah, Chapter 29 sums it up well:

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Father, Your lovingkindness is always before my eyes!  Your graces toward me are steadfast and sure and as numerous as the the sand on the seashore.  By Your Spirit who lives within me, help me to see them and offer to You a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving for each one.  Looking at “me” as I go about my day, causes my heart to sink and lose perspective...Help me to instead, look to You and remember your continual gifts of grace.  

Oh Lord!  You are on my side. I will not fear you omniscient eye!  It is for my good. Search my heart and show me my sin. Try me and know my thoughts. Forgive and put far from me any grievous way and lead me in the way everlasting. 

And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.—John 1:16

Praise the LORD!

Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!

For His mercy endures forever.

Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD?

Who can declare all His praise?—Psalm 106:1-2

Oh, how great is Your goodness,

Which You have laid up for those who fear You,

Which You have prepared for those who trust in You

In the presence of the sons of men!

You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence

From the plots of man;

You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion

From the strife of tongues.

Blessed be the LORD,

For He has shown me His marvelous kindness in a strong city!—Psalm 31:19-21

How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!

Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.

They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house,

And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.

For with You is the fountain of life;

In Your light we see light.

Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,

And Your righteousness to the upright in heart.—Psalm 36:7-10

For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,

And I have walked in Your truth.—Psalm 26:3