The Eye of God on a People

In my study of Ezra this week, one of the verses, this verse: "But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them until a report could come to Darius, and then a written reply be returned concerning it." Ezra 5:6, moved me to look at bit further at the "eye of God".


I found 3 other verses and they provide unique insight about the eye of the Lord on people


For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars.”  2 Chronicles 16:9
He gives support to those whose hearts are completely His.


1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
His ears are attentive toward the righteous.


Psalm 33:18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,
Those who fear Him and whose hope is clearly in his steadfast love, He has his eye on them.


So, here is an important question: When  does the "eye of God" settle on a person or a people?  The point of these 3 verses is that God settles on a people whose greatest treasure is Christ.  His eyes find those whose hearts, life, and hope are set on Him.  Could it be that the reason we don't see much of the outpouring of His Spirit because God is simply not treasured.  


I think it is way past time to see this get righted.  The church is so distracted by a love of the World that God is just not going to be moved to pour out His Spirit upon the church.  


We are at a sad place where this reality is just to real.