212. God’s Eyes and Heart in us Perpetually
1 Kings 9:3 And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
Think about it: God’s eyes and His heart will be in us and on us perpetually. God is always thinking about us and looking after us with tender care and perfect love. We can do nothing, or even think anything, that the Lord does not know about and care about. The Temple that God built was for the Presence of God on earth. Now, the Temple that Jesus built is for the presence of God to be on earth. This temple is the body, soul, and spirit of each believer. This is now where God resides, and He is there perpetually. Awesome! God lives in me. Amazing! God’s heart is always inclined toward my body and soul. Incredible!
We know instinctively that God is always there, or here, but we can’t naturally know that what God feels about us. We can know, however, when we look at the cross of Christ. There we see the love of God shed abroad for us. That is how we know that we have the eyes and heart of the Lord looking upon us, and within us.
The Temple of Solomon was built in Jerusalem to house the God of Creation. Everyone on earth could know where God lives and how to approach Him. The Temple of the Christian’s body was built by Jesus Christ to house the God of Creation. Everyone may know where God resides: He is in His people. And He is not just there; He is there to do something. In us the Lord accomplishes all the thousands of promises He made. It is refreshing and comforting to know that the Lord of all is looking at us and thinking about us, with love in His eyes and peace in His heart.