“For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.” Job 34:21
I heard a story a while ago that when someone is in the city of London, there is almost no where that they can go that they aren’t on camera, or CCTV as it’s known. With near a half million CCTV cameras throughout London, it is one of the most surveiled cities in the world. From the moment that a person steps out of their house, there is a high probability that they are on camera at that moment. Every move that a person makes can be recorded. A person may not see the cameras recording them, but they are there, recording their every action.
I also saw a video one time where someone who was studying Canadian geese had attached a tiny camera onto the goose to record their every movement to obtain information on how they migrate. How many stops they make, what they eat, etc. Everywhere the goose went, it went onto a recording and could be re-watched later once they recovered the camera.
Which brings us to what our verse is about today. We cannot see God, but He can see everyone, and everything that everyone does. There is nothing that can be hid from His eyes. Whether a person does what is good and right, or whether they do what is evil and sinful, God sees everything that everyone does.
“O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.” Psalm 139:1-4
Have you noticed what someone does when there are about to do something that they shouldn’t? Once they are alone, what do they do? They look around, searching to see if anyone is around, because they don’t want to be seen. They want to appear righteous on the outside to others, but the truth is that they are the complete opposite.
An example I will use here are the Pharisees in the time of Christ. Jesus rebuked them because they were appearing on the outside that they were good and righteous people, but inside they were filled with sin.
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.” Matthew 23:25-28
To the people around them, the Pharisees appeared like they were doing what was right, but they couldn’t hide the truth from the eyes of God.
A person might seem true and genuine to others around them, while they are truly filled with lies and deceit. On the outside, they could seem beautiful and wonderful, but inside they are actually filled with wickedness.
When some people tried to catch Him in His speech to have something to accuse Him for, Jesus knew their thoughts, because He is God.
A person can dress up on a Sunday, go to church, sing a few hymns, and appear to everyone else like they are doing God’s word, but then live a life of sin when no one is watching. Don’t be this kind of person. Being a Christian is a daily way of life, whether people can see you or not.
Even if someone is all alone in the privacy of their home, there will always be Someone watching their every move. You could be all by yourself out in the wilderness, with nothing but trees and grass, and God will see you. Every move they make, every breath they take, God sees.
“The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” Proverbs 15:3
“For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.” Luke 8:17
Don’t be like the Pharisees, who looked righteous outwardly, but inside they were filled with iniquity. The Lord will judge every man according to his works. Do the will of God all the time, whether you are seen by others or not. Because God will see.
In Christ,
Andrew
Teufer Lake King James Bible Church 