January 11, 1999, Monday

Should a person stand up for what he believes if all

others around him disagree with him? Who determines

or who can judge the status of that decision that the

person is following? Who would support that person in

his decision, even though it appeared very narrow?

After God created the earth and man fell from grace and

sinned, the world became increasingly wicked; God began

to have regrets for creating man. However He found hope

because one man wanted to do right. Because Noah asked

for mercy, he was offered clemency and pardon for sin--

"But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord" (Gen 6:8).

Even though all the world was going the other direction,

Noah decided to follow God and became a preacher of the

ritgheousness of God.

The wise King Solomon noticed in his unmatched wisdom that

a man's actions do not go without His notice. God doesn't

ever have a problem finding us to know our current status--

"The eyes of the Lord are in every place, that see the

evil and the good" (Pro 15:3). Some may want to hide and

others may want to run, but one can't escape the view and

knowledge that God has of us.

Peter explains to us that God is listening to the prayers

of His righteous ones, those that have found His grace---

"For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and

His ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the

Lord is against them that do evil" (1Pet 3:12). It is a

very wise action to make a priority of experiencing the

grace of God to gain His support in our life.

Let us remember who is the God that sees all things.

God's Name is Jehová El Roi. He is the God that sees

the NEEDS of His people, that is our moral conscience

and strength daily, and is our strong support because

our hearts are truly His. Lift your hands to Him and

Praise Him today for the fact that He is the God that

that sees everything that we need!