FAITH CAPSULE: Understand and seek for His eyes and His hand.
Ezra 8
It is written, “Understand, you senseless among the people; and you fools, when will you be wise? He who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He who formed the eye, shall He not see? (Psalm 94:8-9) Whatever you do not understand will not work for you. It is for fools not to understand it that the one who gives ear, eye does have eye to see and ear to hear. When understanding is in place, one will have a place before Him. The word testifies, “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…” (2Chrnicles 16:9) Those who are loyal to Him are the ones who rely on God. Do you consciously rely on Him to show forth on your behalf in every area of life? If you will begin to walk right before Him, He will not look over you in time of challenges. The word of God that never fails promised, “The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry.” (Psalm 34:15)
Just as the eye of God will keep you in every area of living life, the hand of God will keep you going with favor. The testimony of the psalmist points out that it is the fear of God that provokes His eye to be upon His children. (Psalm 33:18)
Are you consciously seeking His good? It is clear that provoking the hand of God to be upon us is for those who seek His good. Ezra testifies, “…The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake Him.”(Ezra 8:22) We must seek God to serve God and He will always make good for those who desires to serve Him.
When it was time for God to bring the Israelites out of bondage, God said to Moses, “But I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not even by a mighty hand. So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go. And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be, when you go, that you shall not go empty-handed.” (Exodus 3:19-21) When God brought them out with His hand upon them, they did not go empty handed. By favor of the hand of God, they plundered the Egyptians. (Exodus 3:22) The same hand that brought Ezra and the children of Israel out of captivity favored them by meeting all of their needs in their journey. Understand and seek for His eyes and His hand in the course of your journey.
Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace of understanding.