FAITH CAPSULE: With the fear of God in your life, His eye will always be upon you.

Ezra 5

It is written, “Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy, to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.” (Psalm 33:18-19) Ones that sincerely fear God should constantly live life with understanding that they are covered from any form of evil occurrence. It is clear that provoking the eye of God to be upon us is directly rooted in fearing Him. To fear God is to love Him; to love God is to serve Him. How much of His fear do you have in you? No one should live the fear of God by mouth, but by living the word obeying God’s Word. Fearing God will not happen by determination, but by the Spirit of God. Determination failed Peter after promising not to deny Jesus three times before the cock crowed. Peter eventually went ahead to deny Jesus three times.
It is written, “They shall be My people, and I will be their God; then I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.” (Jeremiah 32:38-40) God is the one who will put His fear in our heart. Do you desire His fear? Ask for it and He will deposit His fear in your life. With the fear of God in your life, His eye will always be upon you.
When the children of Israel began to face stiff opposition, their rebuilding project of the temple ceased. However, it did not take forever before construction resumed. Adversaries attempted to terminate the effort to rebuild but could not prevail. The children of Israel could not be denied because the eye of God was upon them. The Word of God testifies to the reason why the children of Israel could not be interrupted stating, “But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them cease till a report could go to Darius…” (Ezra 5:5) When the eye of God is upon you, then you become unstoppable to any force under heaven.
Today, it really matters to hear and understand it that the conclusion of the whole matter is to fear God and keep His commandments. (Ecclesiastes 12:13) With His fear comes His covering to deliver and to preserve man from every form of destruction.  

Prayer for today: Ask God for His fear to reign and rule your life.