God Promises He Sees You

Psalms 33:13-15 From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind; 14 from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth – 15 he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
 
PSALM 33 is an instruction on worship, written as Israel celebrated victory in war. This passage answers the question, “Why do we worship?” We worship God because he promises he looks down on us.
   This look is not a casual glance from heaven’s throne. The word “look” means to “gaze intently”. Hopefully, you can understand God’s intense look from the Christian viewpoint. By faith you know God see you as a victor against Satan. He know you are more than a conqueror because nothing will be able to separate you from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (See Romans 8:37-39.) God has seen you in eternity past. He calls you, “Mine!” The LORD God will see you forever. Your Lord’s extreme work on the cross is a sure sign God has seen your sin and has seen your redemption. His eyes are always on you: Psalm 33:18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love. Look upon God. Gaze intently into the One whose words created the universe and know he is your God. This is why we worship him.
   The psalm also says he sees all mankind, even those who do evil. 1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their prayer. The face of the Lord is against those who do evil.   
   This is why we can trust God’s Word. Sometimes God looks upon sinners to draw them into his kingdom. Are you glad he looked at you while you were yet still a sinner? Other times God gazes intently on the evil to protect you and to judge them. He would not know your enemies’ plans to tempt and turn you from him if he did not watch them intently. He is your Watchman, your sure Defender because he sees the enemies’ plans against you.
   When you cross a border into another country, the border agent acts under his country’s laws. He looks at your passport, visa and other credentials you need for entry. He welcomes those with right credentials, and he must justly block those who do not qualify for entry.
   This is the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 6:9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. Only those God sees as his own will live in his land.
   As the congregation in Israel celebrated a military victory, they would have felt very safe under God’s intense gaze. The worshipers belonged to God. He saw them as his own. He gave them victory. As you confess Christ, know God has seen you as his own. He is gazing intently to protect you from your enemies. He sees that you will be welcomed into his eternal kingdom.