Proverbs 15:3 - Our All-Seeing Lord

Proverbs 15:3 - The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

Message: Our All-Seeing Lord

Time: It seems that Proverbs was written and then compiled sometime between the tenth and sixth centuries B.C. Proverbs was probably written during the reign of Solomon, 971-931 B.C.

What the Lord is Saying:

I am not sure this is a verse we want to admit is real. "The Eyes of the Lord are in every place." God can see me and see my life and everything in it. Do I really believe that is real, all the time? Because wouldn't my life change in what I did if I completely believed this? In the message this morning, the pastor gave this idea that we often don't really live from our heart. We live in our head often, but not in our heart. 

Tabletalk says on January 22, 2015, "The Almighty is no passive observer. He takes stock of every situation, evaluating it according to His unchanging standards."

Proverbs 15:3 goes on, "keeping watch on the evil and the good." Tabletalk continues, "The use of the verb keeping watch in other contexts indicates that our Creator observes in such a way as to prepare Himself for the appropriate course of action. When people do good, God will reward them. When they do evil, they will suffer the consequences. We may not separate this from the biblical truth that outside of Christ, no one can do what is fully good according to God’s perfect standards and that even followers of Jesus fall short in their obedience. This is why we rely only on Christ’s perfect righteousness for our justification (Rom. 3:21-26; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 John 1:8-9). Still, we cannot allow that precious truth to blunt the force of Proverbs 15:3: God will deal appropriately with all of our deeds. This should motivate us to do what is right—not to get into the kingdom, for our deeds cannot merit salvation—that we might please our Father and receive blessings over and above our heavenly citizenship (Matt. 25:14-30)."

God is interested in our actions. He is interested in our choices. He is watching and keeping watch to see what we are doing and what the result will be. 

Promise: I need to remember that the Lord is everywhere.