Always In His Sight

Have you ever felt like God has lost sight of you? That He has lost your address and doesn't know where you are? I recall those feelings of many years ago when it seemed like nothing about me was going right, yet despite what the enemy would have me believe, I knew enough to know that it only seemed like God had forgotten me, but He really hadn't. In our lowest moments, Satan would have us believe that we are alone. Hanging on the cross, Jesus echoed the cry of the Psalmist, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matt. 27:46b), or as the Message Translation records the verses, "God, God...my God! Why did you dump me miles from nowhere? Doubled up with pain, I call to God all the day long. No answer. Nothing. I keep at it all night, tossing and turning" (Psalm 22:1-2).

Because the enemy is not capable of telling the truth (John 8:44), someone once said that whatever comes out of Satan's mouth, turn it around. If he says God has abandoned you, the opposite is true; truth is, we are always in His sight. In Psalm 139:7-12 we read, "Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee." There is absolutely nowhere that we can go that we are ever out of His sight.

What marvellous truth! What tremendous comfort! Amidst life's storms, and even in the dry places along our spiritual journey, we can rest assured that the omniscience of our God enables Him to have us in His sight at all times. The devil is a liar and there is no need for the child of God to be discouraged. No matter the challenges, we can sign with the hymn writer: "Whenever I am tempted, whenever clouds arise / When songs give place to sighing, when hope within me dies / I draw the closer to Him, from care He sets me free / His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me."

Thank you Jesus!