1 Peter 3:12 “For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.”
God is not only watching us as a Protective Father, but His
ears are always open to our prayers. We know that He loves us with an eternal
love, not a love that came to be, but an eternal love that has always been with
Him. Ah, if people only understood the truth about God and His election, and
His gifting us to Jesus Christ before the foundation of the world, and in time
saving our unworthy souls, they would stand in Ah! We who understand this still
need reminding just how much God loves us and cares for us. God cares for us,
He watches us, He sees and knows all that we go through in life. He knows about
the persecution of His people, and He never fails to hear their cries. Because
the eyes of the Lord never sleep, He never leaves us not even for a second, and
He will make sure that nothing happens to us outside of His ordained will.
Peter went on to write in verse 13 “And who is he that will harm you, if ye
be followers of that which is good?” We need not ever to worry about our safety
because God is our protector, and He controls the harm to us. God is Sovereign,
He controls all powers, and nothing happens out of His control. As God’s
children we must remember who we are and who we belong too. We must remember that
it is God who ordained our life for us and that we truly do move, live, and
have our being as God has chosen. Our Father never gives us all the same of
everything but is diverse in His blessings. 1 Corinthians 12:4 - 6
"Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are
differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of
operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all." God did
not make His children all the same, He did not give us all the same blessings,
He does not make us all identical, but we all have the same Father, the same
Saviour and the same Holy Spirit working in our life. We all have equal
protection from our Father and His eyes are forever on us. Wuest said in his commentary
“The word "over" is literally "upon." The eyes of the Lord
are directed in a favorable sense for the good of those that are righteous.” We
must remember the word of God and keep it in context, no matter what happens in
life there is an ordained purpose behind it. God never loses sight of us; we
never lose the eyes of our Father no matter where we are in this world. Our
focus in life must be on pleasing our Heavenly Father not on prosperity, not on
advancing, not on anything else but walking and living to please God. We must
be the righteous among the lost, not only in words but also in action and deed.
Paul wrote in, Eph 5:1 - 2 "Be ye therefore followers of God, as
dear children; (2) And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath
given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling
savour." As dear children Albert Barnes said, “The meaning is, “as those children which are
beloved follow the example of a father, so we, who are beloved of God, should
follow his example.” What a simple rule this is!” Simple because it is the one thing
in life, we must make our life battle. The eternal purpose of God is our life,
the eyes of God never leave us, and our Heavenly Father will never leave or
forsake us, what else could we ever ask for? What a blessing from Our Heavenly
Father!
