- Eyes and Ears open
Psalm34: 15
The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,
And his ears are open unto their cry.
The omnipresence of the Lord is a wonderful thing when it is connected to His care and compassion. The eyes of the Lord upon the righteous are not for surveillance and punishment of wrongdoing, but His eyes are upon the believer for care and protection and to see if he needs anything. Provision and protection is promised from God, but here we have the promise that the Lord knows what to provide and when to protect. The promise is that God knows what we need and when we need it because His eyes are always looking out for us and watching over us.
And His ears are open to the cry of the righteous. The Lord is always ready to respond to any prayer directed toward Him. He is not only watching, but He is also listening for any mumble or whisper of prayer (their cry) from His people. God’s response to save and deliver can be even quicker than a 911 call, because He knows, sees and hears the need or the problem even before His people do.
It is a great comfort for the righteous (the believer in Jesus) to know of the constant vigilance and attention of the Lord God Almighty. We can go about our daily affairs and take care of business without having to think about having our eyes and ears looking and listening for lurking dangers. God is taking care of that. We can live our walk trusting the Lord to take care of spiritual threats to our soul that we cannot see coming. Unfortunately, a few people are not aware or do not believe that they have a God who promises to take care of them and they end up as mental cases with extreme anxiety. It is a blessing to emotional and mental health to know what kind of God we have and what promises He makes: His eyes are upon us and His ears are open.