September 23, 2008
He Watches Over Us

READ: Psalm 33:8-22
From the place of His dwelling He looks on all the inhabitants of the earth. —Psalm 33:14In the early 1960s, I read the novel 1984 by George Orwell, which made famous the phrase “Big Brother is watching you.�?In this imaginary society, all aspects of life are under surveillance.

Today, there are an estimated 4.2 million closed-circuit video cameras in the UK alone! London is saturated with them. These cameras watch lobbies and sidewalks for security reasons. They even monitor traffic.

Psalm 33 tells us that God is also watching from on high (v.14). He sees not just images and activities but discerns thoughts and motives. As Creator God, when He speaks, it will be done (v.9). His eternal purposes march on unhindered (vv.10-11). Earthly obstacles are mere steppingstones to Him. Though many may depend on military strength for deliverance and safety, their hope is in vain (vv.16-17).

Yet we who fear the Lord need not flee from this awesome God. The psalmist affirms, “The eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy . . . . He is our help and our shield�?(vv.18,20).

The eye of the Lord may be fearsome, but we who trust in Him rejoice. He is not an intrusive “Big Brother�?but our loving heavenly Father who watches over us.  �?Albert Lee

The Rock of Ages stands secure,
He always will be there;
He watches over all His own
To calm their anxious care. —Keith

Keep your eyes on the Lord; He never takes His eyes off you.