Tuesday, May 31, 2011

His eyes are upon us



The Lord Jesus Christ never removes his eyes from his Church. He notes everything that concerns her, observing not merely the life of her members but their soul’s health, and not merely their health, but the way in which they spend their spiritual strength. He knows their works, he observes their charity, their patience, their zeal, for his name’s sake. Seven times in his words to the churches, he says, “I know thy works.”

This should make us live with great care, for albeit the whole world is under the eye of God, yet of his Church it is true, “upon one stone there shall be seven eyes.” The full perfection of omniscience exerts itself upon the Lord’s chosen people. The husbandman has an eye to all his estate, but his chief care is his own family; and, even so, while the Great Husbandman of all creation observes all his works, he chiefly looks upon his own household. “The eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy.”

From a sermon by Charles Haddon Spurgeon entitled "Laboring and Not Fainting," delivered September 8, 1872. Image by iChaz under Creative Commons License.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have been worrying over things that only God can watch over! Thanks for this post. I needed to be reminded that HIS eyes are upon us!

Tina said...

So glad to see your posts again when I go to facebook! God bless you in your sharing these wonderful bits of needed wisdom! We thank the Lord for them :)

Anonymous said...

I too worry about things that only G-d has an answer for I believe the "enemy" likes to keep G-ds people in turmoil over things that we worry and fret about how things are going to work out