He’s always watching

The eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy  — Psalm 33:18

Marcie (not her real name) had broken up with her boyfriend, and now he was harassing her. He followed her, stared at her, and intimidated her in subtle ways. She avoided him as much as she could.

One place she could not escape his gaze was at football games, because she was a cheerleader. During one game, he stood at field level right in front of the cheerleading squad and stared at her as he did her routines. Her mom and stepdad, sitting in the stands, saw him there and realized that she was getting more and more afraid.

At a break, she ran into the stands, her eyes filled with panic. “Do you see him over there?” she blurted out. “Yes, I do,” her stepdad said. “I’m watching, and I will not take my eyes off you.” Relieved that he saw what was going on and understood how she was feeling, Marcie calmed down and went back to her station.

One of the wonderful joys of being a believer in Jesus is knowing that our Father in heaven is always watching over us. The promise expressed by David in today’s psalm applies to us wherever we go. Whatever confronts us, the “eyes of the Lord” are on us and His ears “are open to [our] cry” (Ps. 34:15).

We are never out of God’s sight.    — Dave Egner

How wonderful to know that He

Who watches from above

Will always keep us sheltered in

His ever-present love. — King

READ: Psalm 34

His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me. — Martin

The Bible in one year:

• Jeremiah 24-26

• Titus 2