"Never Out of Sight"

"Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper." (Psalms 120:4)

  A little odd, but straight as an arrow! There is really not to many ways to look at this; at least not without feeling a little exposed and under the watchful eye of the LORD. This is the answer to the previous questions, plain and simple, it paints a bullseye on anyone that might think that they can get away with anything and that God cannot see them. Oddly enough, the coals part of this reminds me of how the Bible speaks about doing good to your enemy, saying, "If thy enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee." (Proverbs 25:21-22) Paul says the same thing in Romans 12:20, as he shares about our need to be changed from the inside out. If there is something in us that needs to change, it is that the love of God needs to overcome us and control us. I cannot tell you the amount of times that I catch myself in selfish acts and have to remind myself that God is watching me. It might not seem like such a big deal, because He knows everything about me anyway; but just the fact that I forget He is watching, that alone should be enough to make me take notice. Seriously, how do you trust in God to bless you and protect you, if you think He isn't always watching you? This word in Proverbs and Romans is a very good example of what I am talking about, because you are really not doing this act of kindness to soften up you enemy, you are doing it to bless God. Yes, that is what I said, Bless God. It is something that you do in spite of your own personal satisfaction, to simply put forth an act of kindness without any thought of being judgmental. That might not sound all that big of a deal; but it is a deal-killer! In God's economy of doing right and wrong, the things of the world are sometimes turned inside-out; what might seem foolish and a waste of time, actually can be enough to overcome almost anything. "Sharp arrows of the mighty," are not just about judgment, they are about doing things the LORD'S way, and not even to try and impress someone else, but just because He is watching! If you really want to know what a reward looks like, then there it is: He is watching...

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God." (Romans 12:1-2)