Psalm 34:15
15 The eyes [`ayin] of the LORD [Yahovah] are upon the righteous [tsaddiyq], and his ears ['ozen] are
open unto their cry [shav`ah]. KJV-Interlinear
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The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. ESV
The world that we live in
is too great and too powerful for anyone of us to make it on our own. Therefore we need something or someone that
is greater than this world, and on our side, in order to survive and get by in
this life.
We are overwhelmed with
limitations, beginning with our limited life span, and continuing with our
natural or learned abilities, and then we have to deal with life and people and
circumstances from day to day.
We live on the edge as it
were, in that at anytime, we can fall into a great deal of trouble and lose
everything, with very large odds against our recovery.
Our first line of defense
is becoming a member of the greatest family of all time, namely the family of
God. This we accomplish by believing in
Christ. Only takes a moment to be born
and so it only takes a moment to believe in Christ and enter into the
protection of Gods family.
Our second line of
defense is by growing up in our spiritual life within the environment of Gods
family, which we call fellowship, and in so doing we advance in Gods plan for
our life, fulfilling our meaning and purpose in this life, preparing us of the
next and greater life.
Our third line of
defense, is achieving spiritual maturity, wherein we receive maximum blessing
from God.
So, you can reject Christ
and have no one on your side in this world, and therefore be consumed by the
world, ending up with nothing.
Or you can believe in
Christ and begin the journey through your life, as God guides you by means of
the doctrine that you learn, and have a greater life than you can even begin to
imagine.
God helps the righteous,
not the unrighteous. And the difference
between righteous and unrighteous usually means believer and unbeliever, but it
also refers to obedient believer versus disobedient believer.
So even as a believer you
can still miss out on Gods blessing if you tend to ignore His mandates.
The very best of all
worlds is in attaining spiritual maturity wherein you have the greater share of
Gods attention and help. And this is by
far preferred rather than having less or no help at all.
Without Gods help, you
are at the mercy of the world and the world has no mercy for anyone.
With Gods help, then the
world has virtually no control over your spiritual life, and therefore your
destiny is secure.
