God Sees, He Knows, and He Cares

God sees, He knows, and He cares. And He has a true purpose for each of His children. (Psalm 139; Ephesians 4:11-16; 1 Corinthians 12-14)

But unfortunately, many have been drowned by the world, and not even realizing it at the same time because so much truth has been kept from being discussed. We might freeze in fear of worry and anxiety, the so many what if’s of circumstances that can get us trapped; which becomes ultimately focusing on ourself and circumstances instead of trusting in Christ.

This reminded me of when Peter was walking on the water out to Jesus in Matthew 14:26-32- ‬‬“When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.” Peter said to Him, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” And He said, “Come!” And Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and *said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” When they got into the boat, the wind stopped.” Matthew‬ ‭14:26-32‬ ‭NASB1995.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Thankfully, Jesus is faithful. He took hold of Peter’s hand and they stepped into the boat and the storm stopped. The Lord is always reaching out with His hand to help us even when we lose sight for a moment. But may we never forget that He was always there to help us from the beginning and not to get wrapped up in what is going on around us. ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Our faithfulness comes from who we trust and believe in, not who we think we are or who someone says we are.

We have become more concerned with oneself (keeping pride intact) instead of how we are breaking the Fathers’ heart. Our hearts often do not even break for what breaks His and that comes with a lack of being taught the importance and seeing the beauty of the scriptures or having true counsel.

So often compromise and fear lingers because what the self thinks (as well as others) over-rides what God has told us.

As Proverbs 3:5-8 tell us: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.” Proverbs 3:5-8.

Romans 2:8 NASB20 - 8 “but to those who are self-serving and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, He will give wrath and indignation.”

“Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” (1 Corinthians‬ ‭13:4-7‬ ‭NASB1995)‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

This day in age, we are surrounded by a self-focused mindset that we forget the very mindset in which we are called to have.

We are called to deny ourselves, not parade ourselves. We are called to be honest and humble, not dishonest and prideful.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

(Psalm 34:15, 18, 22; Psalm 51:17; Isaiah 57:15; Isaiah 66:1-2; Matthew 16:24-26)

So often, we go seeking answers to questions or solutions to life’s problems, without seeking the answers of our Father, first and foremost. We can sometimes be found shying away to find a quicker answer when He does not answer us when or how we may want Him to. We seem to think that we can find out the answer to our questions on our own or from something (or even someone) before seeking our Creator, our Father, the One above all.

The Lord’s knowledge and wisdom is far more than what we could ever imagine. There will be time’s where we will be left with having to just trust Him that although we may not find the answers now, we will when He sees is right.

Truthful wisdom only comes from the Lord, not the opinions of man nor the attempt of the dark powers of this world trying to overthrow and tear down the foundations of the Lord. We must realize that the truth may not always be what we want to hear and that the “ear tickling” messages are only put forth from the enemy to tear us away from the truth. The reality is that we all must face the truth, even if we may not feel ready to hear, but the Lord needs us to hear.

The biggest question we should be asking ourselves is “Why do we find ourselves seeking wisdom and knowledge from anyone (or something) apart from the Lord” and “are we willing to see and have our eyes opened by the Lord and not through the “enlightenment” of the world (that actually only opens us up to the dark powers of this world)?”

This is why we have to test everything back to the Word and also the origins of things (1 John 4:1- “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”)

May we have our hearts and minds filled with the wisdom of the Lord, ready, watchful, perceiving as HE would have us do, being mindful of the trickery and schemes of the enemy.

Ephesians 6:24, “Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an incorruptible love.” (An incorruptible love means “untainted; not lukewarm; not believing the lies and deceitfulness; not being disobedient; but to be sincere, truthful, loyal, pure, incorrupt.”)

(Psalm 51, 119)