She Had Eyes in the Back of Her Head
“Mark well that God doesn’t miss a move you make; He’s aware of every step you take. The shadow of your sin will overtake you; you’ll find yourself stumbling all over yourself in the dark. Death is the reward of an undisciplined life; your foolish decisions trap you in a dead end.” Proverbs 5:21-23 (The Message) (Online is ESV)
I swear the woman had eyes in the back of her head. She was playing the piano facing the front of the room. We were all behind her while she played. She knew when we were horsing around, not singing, paying attention. Dorothy Keenest would call us out by name. How did she know?
Isn’t that how we are with God most times? We watch something thinking no one is watching. We go someplace where we think no one will see us. We try to pull something off thinking that no one will ever know.
Somehow, like Adam and Eve and many other characters in Scripture, we forget the fact that GOD SEES EVERTHING. We buy into the lie that like Adam and Eve, we can hide and He won’t know where we are.
But my brothers, He is aware of EVERY step we take. I love how Eugene Peterson wrote it in The Message: “God doesn’t miss a move we make!”
If we can grasp that one principle, it may just make a difference in how we live our lives. The next time you find yourself in a situation where you are asking yourself the question: will anybody see me _______________ -- well, you fill in the blank. Remember GOD DOESN’T MISS A MOVE WE MAKE. That reminder might just keep you and me from screwing up so we finish well. – Bill Welte is President and CEO of America’s Keswick
Compass Pointers: You cannot often think there is a never-sleeping eye, which reads the heart and registers our thoughts. Francis Bacon
Anchored to the Rock: It is necessary to draw near unto God, but it is not required of you to prolong your speech till everyone is longing to hear the word “Amen!” – C. H. Spurgeon
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