Over the Round

Over the Round

“For a man’s ways are in full view of the
Lord, and He examines all his paths.”
                                             Proverbs 5:21

Looking out towards the horizon is a sure reminder that the roundness of the earth keeps us from seeing too far into the distance. Even from the observation deck on the 86^th floor of the Empire State Building, Europe still remains invisible, impossible to see over the round of the earth. The same is true from the window seat of an airliner cruising at 35,000 feet over the Atlantic seaboard; England, France, Portugal and Spain to the east are still too far over the horizon of the vast Atlantic Ocean for us to take in. As for God, now that’s a different story; His vantage point is heaven, He sees all things. To our God, there is no such thing as a horizon, there is nothing “over the round,” and nothing, absolutely nothing is hidden from His sight.

The same principles apply in life. None of us really know what lies ahead in our lives. We can surmise what awaits us based on our current circumstances. We can worry and lose sleep over our own assumptions about the future but the truth remains that we cannot see over the round of our lives; that perspective, that ability remains exclusively in the power of our God. Though many will try, no one can predict what tomorrow will bring. We’ve been taught many principles for living that are based on God Word and we rightly understand that certain choices have an end. But at the end of the day, the only certainty we can bank on is that only God sees over the round of our lives.

And so when the wind blows in our lives and we face trials with uncertain outcomes, we can rest in the fact that God sees the direction those winds are blowing us and, as the scripture above states, He is examining the path we are on. From His viewpoint in heaven, He sees clearly and exactly the end of our struggles, where they are leading us in our character development, how they will prepare us for our future, and what part today plays in our preparation for the many tomorrows still ahead. He sees what we cannot and, because of that, we can trust Him to orchestrate our futures.

We so often have to make conscious choices to trust the Lord. Knowing that He sees over the round of my life, past the limited horizon in my field of view, is a very settling thought. Being assured that He has only my best in mind, I can trust in a God who sees the beginning from the end out of eyes of love, mercy, grace and compassion. Today, I can leave it all with God!

God Bless,
Pastor Joe
Gateway Church