The Eye of the Lord

This week has been full of surprises when it comes to the Word of God. It really has shown me personally, how alive the Word really is, if we allow it to be!

Last night, before going to bed, I began reading the book entitled "The Power of Spiritual Alignment", by Frank Damazio. As I began to read there was a segment of a chapter that stood out to me.

A spiritual man is not a man born again, but a man born again and walking in alignment. We need to learn how to walk in alignment with the kingdom of God, with a single eye and a single focus:

The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye be in single focus, pure and sound, your whole body will be well lighted. But if your eye be diseased, your whole body will be full of darkness. Matt. 6:22-23

The Lord is not speaking here of the physical eye but of the inner spiritual eye, or value focus. To have a single eye is to have an eye without ulterior motives, one that is free from inner discord, upright and pure. In Scripture, the eye refers to a particular way of seeing things and actually speaks of your focus on life. You may have an out-of-focus look on life and need to have an eye adjustment in order to develop a single eye....

Prov. 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and a good report makes the bones healthy.

Eph. 1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.

As I read, my heart began to beat a little faster, and my mind immediately went back to the preaching of Sis. Willoughby this past week about the eyes of the Lord! The presence of the Lord instantly came into the room where I was!

Truly, we as true apostolic believers must keep our eyes stayed on Jesus.. and as Sis. Willoughby so powerful stated, stay in the eye of the storm.. which is Jesus!

As I began to do my own study on the eyes of the Lord, there were several scriptures that stood out to me.

2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

Psalm 34:15
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

Psalm 17:8
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

Psalm 33:18
Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

Several years ago, I remember the Lord speaking Psalms 33:18 to me. At that point in my life, I was in the valley of dispair, I could see no way out! But this scripture ministered to me for several months, and Jesus truly DID have His eyes on me.

Jesus, keep me as the apple of your eye, help me to have a healthy fear of you so that Your eyes will stay on me!