The Eyes of the LORD

 The Eyes of the LORD

       Psalm 34:15-16 states, “The eyes of the LORD are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto thy Cry.  The face of the LORD is against them that do evil to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.” 

       These two verses were preceded by the admonition for those who desire to live a long life and see good days to “keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.”  Christian musicians often fall into Satan’s snare of speaking “guile”.  I’m not sure of all the meaning of the Hebrew word mirmah (4820).  However, some musicians that I have associated with definitely are plagued with this speech malady.  They would not lie, cheat or steal but they often spoke evil of almost everyone I trusted and respected.  There have been some musicians that avoided like the plague because they could depress a statue with their negative chatter.  They kept almost every rule of Christian conduct in the Book; it seemed, except speaking evil of others.

       I have often told my Symphonic wind and string members and choir members to “be careful little mouth what you say.”  Even if what you say is the truth, it may hurt the person spiritually that hears what you say about others.  Christian musicians must remember that our speech about others must be kept charitable at all times.   They say in the navy, “Tell your troubles to Jesus, ‘cause the Chaplin’s gone ashore.”

       This passage of Scripture reminds us all that, “the eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous” and, I might add the unrighteous as well.  The Lord knows when you have been done wrong and have been offended.  So, tell Him your troubles because as this Scripture reminds us, His ears are open unto your cry for help.  God is always listening and seeing and that is a good thing.  He is not watching from a distance but rather up close and personal.  He is always very much “in the know” so remember that He is as close as the mention of His name.  Don’t talk negatively about others, but rather ask God to help them.  Also, don’t forget to ask Him to help you as well as your enemies!