A Look At The All-Seeing Eye Of God
Categories: Church of Christ Bulletin Articles Tags: Bulletin Articles on GodOver the past few years, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken photos of galaxies, black holes, and forming stars. But none as unusual as that of the Helix Nebula. This phenomenon is described as “a trillion-mile-long tunnel of glowing gases.”
At its center is a dying star that has ejected dust and gas stretching toward its outer rim. Remarkable photos of it look like the blue iris of a human eye complete with eyelids. Because of this, some have called it the “Eye of God.”
Of course, this nebula is not literally the eye of God, but the Scriptures do talk about God’s infinite ability to “see” the spiritual condition of our heart. The prophet Hanani said:
“The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him” (2 Chronicles 16:9).
This proclamation of God’s all-seeing eye was given in response to King Asa’s reliance upon the king of Syria for military security. Asa seemed to have forgotten that it was Almighty God, not military might, who had given him past victories over his enemies (2 Chronicles 14:11-12). This spiritual disloyalty did not escape God’s all-seeing eye, who seeks to pour out blessing on acts of obedience to Him.
Although we cannot see the eyes of God, we can rest assured that He sees us (cf. Job 34:21-22; Proverbs 5:21; Proverbs 15:3; Jeremiah 16:17; Jeremiah 32:19; Zechariah 4:10). His desire is to show Himself strong to those who are loyal to Him with their whole heart (Joshua 14:6-15).
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