The Lord is with you … always

“The eyes of the Lord are in every place, watching the evil and the good.”  – Proverbs 15:3 New American Standard Bible

            There are a few verses that show, at least from a scriptural perspective, that the Lord God is always watching over us. He knows our comings and our goings. He knows before anyone else where we go when we try to engage in an act that is wrong. Unsaved people either don’t know this about God or know and don’t care. The Holy Spirit provides conviction as a means of steering us clear from that which is not in our best interest. We are not stopped from doing whatever we wish to do, but God makes it known thru his Word that not all things are constructive or beneficial for us.

                  “Nothing ever escapes the notice of God, so nothing ever surprises Him. He always has the right plans in place to accomplish precisely what He desires—for reward or for judgment.” ⁽¹⁾ This speaks to God’s omniscience. He literally knows all things before they can be known. This is meant to help us understand that he cares for us so much that he has his eye on us to protect us. As if it weren’t enough that he knows where we are 100% of the time; he also knows our deepest thoughts and our most specific motives before they come to fruition. 

            If you have a personal relationship with God you will live a life that is pleasing to him and never have anything to fear when it comes to your thoughts, words, actions or reactions. You are safe under his umbrella of grace. Should you make an error in judgment you can ask the Lord to forgive you and he will. He also keeps no record of wrongs. Hebrews 8:12 “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more." Psalm 103:12 New Living Translation “He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.” Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!

In His Name & for His Glory,

RL Keller

Bread of Life Ministries

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Note: More verses that speak of God’s eyes always being on us: Proverbs 5:21“For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the Lord, and He watches all his paths”; Job 31:4 “Does He not see my ways and number all my steps?” Job 34:21 “For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps.” Jeremiah 16:17 “For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity concealed from My eyes.”  Jeremiah 32:19 “… great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds;” - NIV Study Bible Notes

This refers to God’s omniscience.  (1 Sam 16:7; 2 Chr. 16:9; Job 24:23; Ps. 33:13–15; 139:1–16; Jer. 17:10.) – MacArthur Study Bible  

 ⁽¹⁾ From the Charles F Stanley Life Principles Bible Notes.