Do you remember when you were young and it seemed like you could not get away with anything? It was as if your mom had eyes in the back of her head. How in the sam-hill did she know about some of the things you did? Today in our GET Wisdom series, we consider this issue of being ‘found out’. Let’s take a peek at Proverbs 15:3:
The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,keeping watch on the wicked and the good. (NIV)The eyes of the Lord are in every place,keeping watch on the evil and the good. (NKJV)God doesn’t miss a thing—he’s alert to good and evil alike. (The Message)The Lord sees what happens everywhere;he is watching us, whether we do good or evil. (GNT)
Whether we like it or not, God sees everything we do. Our good deeds, our bad deeds, our secret sins and our out-in-the-open sins. Nothing is hidden.
Most of us are quick to draw attention to the good things that we do in life, but how eager are we to admit and agree with God about the bad things we do? Not many of us jump up and down with our hand raised, yelling, “Hey God, look at me, I told a lie!” Nope! We want our bad behavior to go unnoticed by God.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. God knew about our bad behavior long before it ever was played out on the stage of life. He saw us while we were behaving badly and He knew the consequences our behavior would bring. Yes, I said consequences.
In our human-ness, we hope that our bad behavior will not be found out. If however, it is discovered, we then hope that there will not be consequences or punishment for that behavior. In many cases our society today calls right what God calls wrong. This does not sway God’s opinion about the wrongness of our behavior. He does not look the other way or excuse our sin. Psalm 50: 21 (NIV) reminds us of this. In the verses preceding verse 21, the psalmist lists all kinds of evil in which we engage such as ignoring God’s Word, stealing, having an affair (adultery), gossip, lying, and slandering another. God says:
“These things you have done and I kept silent;you thought I was altogether like you.But I will rebuke you and accuse you to your face.”
God sees our rebellion and disobedience. He does NOT turn His holy head and ignore it. This is why there is so much wisdom in the words of my mother. She advised me to ‘never do anything that I would be embarrassed to do if Jesus were standing in front of me’.
So, my friend, are you keenly aware that God sees your every move and knows your every thought? He does, but the good news is that He loves you anyway!! Now, that is good news!
