Thoughts for another day

Nov. 4, 2013.

Today's verse: 1 Pet. 3:12. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further.  Thanks)

While God is greatly about the affairs of the universe, working out the myriad ways of trillions and trillions of life forms and giving breath and life to them all, His eyes are always focused on the ways of man.  As our Scripture says today, the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous.  Among the choice of all creation for God, is man, who He created with much love and has engaged with Him in many ways, even to His coming to earth and pitching His tent among them as John writes in His Gospel. 

The very same God, even today is actively involved in all the affairs of men on earth, even as time goes by and the water covers the sea.  His eyes are on them that are right before Him: who have accepted His offer of His only begotten Son as their Redeemer and live under the Name of His Son, Jesus Christ, waiting for the day of His triumphant return on the clouds of heaven to reward them and to take them with Him.

Yes, His eyes are on these people who strive to live right lives before Him, in the light of the knowledge given by Him and with the Grace provided by Him so that they don’t fall to wiles of the evil one but are closed to his ways and shun his world.  When they hearken unto the voice of the Lord God, He is attentive to them and He listens to their prayers because their prayers rise up to Him as fragrant incense and a pleasing aroma to His nostrils.  And He answers their prayers according to the will of His mercy; He revives and strengthens them helping them live abundant and full lives in Him.