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August 10
Sunday


THE EYE
OF GOD

READ:
2 Chronicles 16:7-14
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The eyes of the LORD run
to and fro throughout
the whole earth, to
show Himself strong on
behalf of those whose
heart is loyal to Him.
__2 Chronicles 16:9
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The Hubble Space Telescope has taken photos of the Helix Nebula. Some astronomers describe it as "a trillion-mile-long tunnel of glowing gases." At its center is a dying star that has ejected dust and gas stretching toward its outer rim. Remarkable photos of it look like the blue iris of a human eye complete with eyelids. Because of this, some have called it the "Eye of God."

Although this nebula is not literally the eye of God, the Scriptures do talk about God's gaze on our lives. The prophet Hanani said, "The eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him" (2 Chron. 16:9).

This proclamation of God's all-seeing eye was given in response to King Asa's reliance upon another ruler for military security. Asa seemed to have forgotten that it was the Lord God, not mere soldiers, who had given him past victories over his enemies (14:11-12). This spiritual disloyalty did not escape the notice of God, who seeks to pour out blessing on acts of obedience to Him.

Although we cannot see the eyes of God, we can be assured that He sees us. His desire is to show Himself strong to those who are loyal to Him with their whole heart. __Dennis fisher
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`````````````````````Precious promise God hath given`````````````
``````````````````````````To the weary passerby,```````````````
``````````````````````On the way from earth to heaven, ``````````
````````````````````"I will guide thee with Mine eye." __Niles```````
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To know that God sees us brings both conviction
and comfort.

************Today's Bible Reading __ 2 Chronicles 16:7-14**********

7 And at that time Hanani
the seer came to Asa king of
Judah, and said to him:
"Because you have relied on
the king of Syria, and have
not relied on the LORD your
God, therefore the army of
the king of Syria has escaped
from your hand. 8 Were the
Ethiopians and the Lubim
not a huge army with very
many chariots and
horsemen? Yet, because you
relied on the LORD, He
delivered them into your
hand. 9 For the eyes of the
LORD run to and fro
throughout the whole earth,
to show Himself strong on
behalf of those whose heart
is loyal to Him. In this you
have done foolishly;
therefore from now on you
shall have wars."

10 Then Asa was angry with
the seer, and put him in
prison, for he was enraged at
him because of this. And Asa
oppressed some of the people
at that time.

11 Note that the acts of Asa,
first and last, are indeed
written in the book of the
Kings of Judah and Israel.

12 And in the thirty-ninth year
of his reign, Asa became
diseased in his feet, and his
malady was severe; yet in his
disease he did not seek the
LORD, but the physicians.

13 So Asa rested with his
fathers; he died in the forty-
first year of his reign. 14 They
buried him in his own tomb,
which he had made for
himself in the City of David;
and they laid him in the bed
which was filled with spices
and various ingredients
prepared in a mixture of
ointments. They made a very
great burning for him.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The books of 1 & 2 Chronicles provide a different perspective on the
history recorded in Samuel and kings. As the four gospel records give
us helpful, though sometimes contrasting, views of the life of Christ,
so these books give us a fuller understanding of the development and
decline of the kingdom of Israel. __Bill Crowder