Eye of God

Helix Nebula is a famous planetary formed at the end of one star's life. The beautiful planetary form we see here is dying star emitting different gas and dust, resulting in this unique shape and color. Because of its particular shape and colour, it has been nicknamed "the eye of God".

Of course Helix Nebula is not literally the eye of God, but it is a good reminder for us that God is looking down, He is gazing into our lives. A lot of times we are like children, we think just because we don't see God, He can't see us either. It's like kids playing peekaboo, all we are doing is covering our eyes, but God is still there. There is something comforting yet scary about being under the eyes of God all the time. It's comforting because we know that God is present in our life, He sees our circumstances and our frustrations, He knows it all. Especially when we are wrongly criticized or misunderstood, we know God saw our actions and our righteousness in that situation, and we can trust in His justice. A lot of times, all we need to do or can do is sit back and let God be the judge.

"For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him." Chronicles 16:9

On the other hand, it's scary to know that God sees everything in our life. We've all made many mistakes and we all have weaknesses that we don't want anyone to know. Sometimes we are so ashamed by our actions or words that we just wish no one saw or heard, especially God. But the truth is, God sees everything, He is ever present. We are naked in front of God, we have no where to hide. It's like in the garden of Eden, when Adam and Eve sinned, they tried to hide from God, but they couldn't. It's funny that many many generations later, we still have the same thinking, we still think we can hide our shame from God. The truth is, He sees all our mistakes, He knows all of our shortcomings, He sees and hears all of our actions and words, He knows our deepest and darkest secrets...scary isn't? But here is good news, He loves us, despite of all these. 

"But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ--by grace you have been saved--" Ephesians 2:4-5

Isn't it amazing? Even with all the wrongs we've done, God still loves us nonetheless. And even though we deserve the worst, His grace has given us the best. God sees us beyond our mistakes, He sees our potentials. He sees not just who we are, but who we can become.