Notes of Faith January 25, 2025

Psalm 25 for 2025: Eyes on the Lord

My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for He shall pluck my feet out of the net.

Psalm 25:15

In the New Testament, nets were used by fishermen to catch fish in the Sea of Galilee (John 21:11). But in the Old Testament, nets usually had a more sinister reference: the catching of one’s enemies. Their use as a snare for animals is mentioned, but usually such mentions illustrate how a net—a trap, a snare—can be laid for the unsuspecting adversary.

Interestingly, the psalmist says that instead of keeping his eyes on the ground to avoid a net in which he might be snared by his enemy, he will keep his eyes on the Lord—who will “deliver [him] from the snare of the fowler” (Psalm 91:3). The idea is not that we don’t have to be careful, wary, or wise in life. Rather, that our first line of defense and protection in life is God. As servants looked to their masters and maids to their mistress for provision, “so our eyes look to the Lord our God” (Psalm 123:2).

Begin and end your day by affirming that your eyes are on the Lord that He is your shield and protector.

A God wise enough to create me and the world I live in is wise enough to watch out for me.

Philip Yancey

Ps 123:2

2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,

As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,

So our eyes look to the Lord our God,

Until He is gracious to us.

Ps 145:15-16

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

KJV

All of creation is dependent on the Lord for life and breath. Plants, animals, rocks, rivers, air and stars, everything that God created depends on His sustaining grace. Let us remember that God created all things and pronounced them good. To us that would have been an understatement…maybe the English translation is not the best. But God has always and will always perform the perfection of His will on what He has created. Give Him praise and thanks for ALL things,

Pastor Dale