"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with Mine eye" (Psalm 32:8, KJV).
As an Eastern monarch, David was familiar with the thought behind this interesting expression: "guide thee with Mine eye."
As he sat in state, David was surrounded by a number of servants who were eager to do his bidding. They constantly fixed their eyes on him, and when David wanted any service done, he rarely needed to speak. Each servant knew his post, and his eyes were dutifully fixed on his master. At a nod or a sign - a turn of the eye - he flew to complete the desired service.
How refreshing to know that our God keeps an eye on each one of us as His children. He knows the way we are going; He knows the way we should take - and with His watchful eye He promises to instruct us and to teach us.
When we become careless and stubborn, and thus are not observing the slightest indications of God's will for us, we require the bit and bridle instead of the guiding eye. Great attentiveness and great desire are presupposed on the part of those who are led.
On some subjects, full directions and plain commands are not always given in the Word of God. In such cases, we must be especially sensitive to the guiding eye.
Similarly, we apply the truth of this passage to the truth of a particular providence. God's guiding us with His eye often indicates to us His will by means of providential events. When we live and walk in the Spirit, by faith, we recognize His guiding eye.
Today's Action Point
I will try to be more sensitive to God's guiding eye, realizing that I will find proper direction in no other way.
