If I Were a Carpenter
Jim Croneis



“He Sees”

06-07-2007

Column 905, June 6, 2007

“Provoking Christian Insights” series



Part 5



“He Sees”

If someone were to ask me what I would tell a young man or woman graduating from high school, my answer would be, “He sees.” Today we are in danger of losing generations of young people to the evil one because of secular education and the poor choice our government made in banning God from the public school.



Graduates who made read this may be few, but you could direct them to it. I think the greatest graduation gift that anyone could receive is the Lord Jesus Christ. Without Him there is no future beyond the grave, and the grave will come sooner than expected. Life is short and even shorter when poor choices are made.



A man was looking for “Miss Right.” Problem was that there weren’t many Miss Rights around to choose. Many of the young ladies in his class had tried drugs that “destroy the brain.” It may sound like I’m saying that anyone who has been “burnt” is un-save-able. That isn’t the case. Just that those folks come with a lot of baggage and most of it is packed with trouble that is hard to fix.



If you are a graduate, or one who “didn’t make it,” my plea is this; don’t try drugs of any kind. Stay away from booze, and away from parties where binging is taking place.



Why? Because its your body and what you do to it may last a lifetime, however short that may be.



The other thing is that you have a Creator, regardless of what your teacher said, that is watching you. The Bible tells us that “He sees every Sparrows fall,” that “even the hairs of your head are numbered” and he knows that number.



What I am about to write, every Christian should keep in constant remembrance. Even if you are a non-believer … please take this to heart.



The Rev. Alexander Dickson writes on the eyes of the Lord:



”The all-seeing eyes of Jesus are always upon us. His eyes notice all of our shortcomings and sinful wanderings; the scan not only our outward conduct, but all our secret purposes…they are truly heart searching eyes.



Before our thoughts are expressed by the tongue or born in the brain they are known to Jesus. He is acquainted with them afar off; and if they are holy like Himself. He takes pleasure in them. But if they are unholy, He turns away in abhorence from them and from us also.



In His book of rememberance, all our works and words and thoughts are written and by this record we will be judged, in the last day, when the throne shall be set and the books shall be opened.”



THREE WITNESS

There are always at least three witnesses to everything we do, The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. Noting goes unnoticed. Nothing is done in “private.” At home, on vacation, in the day or at night, Jesus sees us.



“I will never leave you or forsake you,” Jesus Christ’s promise.



Today if there is anything in your heart or thoughts that is unholy, that would make the Lord turn away from you in agbhorrence, get rid of it! Repent and ask Jesus to wash you clean.



You may ask; “Who is this Jesus who sees everything?” He is the Lord of the Bible whose Father sent him to Earth to save man from his sin. He is coming back to redeem His own. He is also coming back to correct the wrongs on earth and He isn’t happy. He is about to deal with the devil and his minions. Those who hate Him and don’t know Him will see his vengence. Those people who destroy lives for profit will have their very souls thrown into darkness where “there is sobbing and nashing of teeth.”



Jesus said, “I am coming quickly.” Christ will reign over the earth for 1,000 years with His resurrected saints. Many will refuse to submit their hearts to Christ. At the end of the thousand years, Satan is released from the “bottomless pit.” A final battle ensues. Jesus wins. The final judgment follows at the Great White Throne. A new universe is created unspoiled by sin, death, pain, or sorrow. The New Jerusalem is shaped like a giant cube, 1,500 miles in length, width and height. Believers will be present and they will see His (God’s) Face, which hasn’t been seen by man. – commentary taken from the NEW KING JAMES VERSION.



This may all sound unbelievable to anyone who has never been around church people but it is the promise of God that all who wish to “take the water of life freely” may do so, but they must come to the Alpha and the Omega, the Bright and Morning Star. (Rev. 12:20; 22:17).



YOUR PAST DOESN’T MATTER

No matter what you have done in your past, Jesus will forgive you of all of your sins and the worst of habits and body killing addictions. All that you have to do is welcome Him into your heart as Savior. There is nobody “too bad” to receive His forgivness of sins. There is no one who is sinless, even if you have “never been bad.” The Bible tells us “all have come short of the Glory of God.” There is no one who is without sin except Jesus. Jesus said, “No one comes to the Father but through Me.” Not around , not past, but “Through Him.”



You have a date with Jesus in the future. You won’t get out of that appointment by dying. You won’t escape Him by just “dying dead.” Everyone will face judgment. No exceptions. If this doesn’t scare you a little bit it should.



If you are a young person becoming “of age” you have choices that only you and you alone can make. If you don’t make them as a teenager, chances are you won’t make the right choice as you get older. Seventy-five percent of saved people accepted Jesus when they were young, according to a survey of Christians of all ages.



Maybe you don’t know any Christians … go to a church and talk with the pastor. The pastor will be happy to see you. Get a Bible. If you don’t have one and are computer literate, go on line. Seek out a Christian friend who will spend time with you. Learn about God, His Son, and the offer of everlasting life.



INSPIRATION: “The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” Proverbs 15.3.



Write: croneis@earthlink.net