In the history of Israel when their kings rose and fell, a prophet came to King Asa, one of Israel's many kings. Asa began his rule completely devoted to God, and God protected him. But Asa stopped being completely devoted to God and put his trust in other kings and their alliances. A prophet named Hanani came to Asa with a message from the Lord, and one of the things God gave him to say is the quote above. This quote applied not only to Asa and Israel, but to the whole earth, to every one on earth, to you and me. It began in the beginning.
- God looked for Adam and Eve when they hid from him after sinning against him.
- He looked for Cain who planned to kill Abel.
- He saw Enoch living faithfully for him, and kept Enoch from ever dying.
- He looked at everyone on earth with regret because every imagination of every heart was only evil all the time, except for the heart of Noah. God saw him and his family and had mercy.
- God saw a nomad named Abram and his barren wife Sarai. He blessed them so they'd be a blessing.
- He saw a slave woman named Hagar and her son.
- He saw Abraham's sons, the people of Israel, and later the nation of Egypt oppressing them.
And the scriptures continue to show God's eyes searching the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.
Is God searching for you?
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