CLEOEJACKSONIII.COM
  • My Home Page
  • My Life and Ministry
  • My Ongoing Thoughts
  • My Favorite Bible Verses
  • My Favorite Stories
  • My Favorite Jokes
  • My Favorite Quotations
  • My Favorite Web Links
  • My Contact Info
"Helping Others Communicate"

EYES IN THE SKY!

2/13/2023

 
As of late, a lot of attention has been drawn to and by the multiple objects recently shot down by the United States military after having been observed floating over North America.  While it is reasonable to conclude that their purposes in being there were nefarious, China, who is known to have launched at least two of them, nonetheless continues to claim that these orbiting platforms were merely there for scientific research.
 
Time will tell as their remains are even now being collected and studied.  This much is for certain – it will be hard to deny the evidence that the U.S. and Canadian authorities are sure to retrieve from these devices once they are thoroughly analyzed.  Once this happens, as it very likely will, methinks someone is then likely to have a lot of explaining to do!

Intrigued by this entire state of affairs, I became a little curious about just who all might be looking down upon me from up above, as well as to what extent they are able to do so.  Imagine my surprise when I looked up my address on Google Earth and saw an overhead image of my own vehicle parked in my own driveway!  (The only consolation is that this was the address I lived at before I retired and relocated.  Doubtless, though, it will soon be re-photographed, and updated to reflect the new owners’ presence.)

Further intrigued, I then did a little more research on what may be considered “eyes in the sky”.  To my amazement, I found out that, as of 04/30/2022, there were a total of 5,465 operational satellites known to be orbiting earth.  Of these, the U.S.A. had 3,433, China had 541, Russia had 172, and all other countries combined had 1,319.  Given that these facts are nearly a year old, the number is almost certainly higher by now.

Of the 3,433 satellites being operated by the U.S.A. at that time, 31 were Civil, 2,992 were Commercial, 172 were Government, and 237 were Military. One can only presume that the number of those operated by China and Russia, being communist and not capitalist countries, wound have been slanted much more toward military than commercial.

The point of all of this is that there are clearly a great many “eyes in the sky” looking down on me (and you) even as I write this.  It is apparent these can see my property.  One can only hope that their designers have not yet developed and employed the ability to see through the roof of my dwelling and/or outbuildings.

After all, I do try to practice a little modesty.  What is more, while I do not necessarily have all that much to hide, I do appreciate a little personal privacy.  As does my family; and, I am sure, as do you and your family also.

Still, there is one more set of eyes up above looking down on me that I dare not try to hide from. To begin with, it is futile to do so.  And secondly, it is ultimately in my best interest to be seen by them.  I am referring, of course, to the eyes of the Lord.

The Bible tells us much about these eyes.  Proverbs 15:3 tells us that “The LORD is watching everywhere, keeping his eye on both the evil and the good.”  More than just watching us, the Lord is scrutinizing us.  Proverbs 5:21 says:  “For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.”

And why does the Lord do this?  According to Scripture, He does this in order to hold us accountable.  Psalm 11:4-6 says:  “The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.”  The word translated here as “try” comes from the Hebrew term “baw-khan'”.  It comes from a root word meaning to examine the purity and/or adulteration of precious metals.

We live in a time of heightened awareness to the possibility (or should I say “probability”) of our being viewed and assessed by others from their vantage point high up above us.  We might do well to be concerned about such things, as they could arguably be used to put us in a position of vulnerability.

But that other set of eyes – the ones belonging to our Heavenly Father – are not necessarily observing us with evil intent.  In his First New Testament Letter (chapter 3, verse 12), the Apostle Peter tells us that “the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their prayer.”

In other words, it is ultimately a good thing for our Heavenly Father to be observing us from above.  If we have embraced Christ, then we are His children.  As such, He looks down upon us as a loving, caring, and compassionate Heavenly Father.  For this reason, the Word of God assures us that we can call Him, not just “Pater”, or “Father”, but also “Abba”, best translated as “Daddy”.  Indeed, He careth for His own!

Given all this, I echo the words of the hymn-writer of old who once said:  “Have thine own way, Lord!  Have thine own way!  Search me and try me, Savior today!”  Perhaps you should do so as well.

NEWS SOURCE: 


https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-heightened-alert-increasing-scrutiny-airspace-downing-unidentified-object-lake-huron.

SATELITE TATISTICS SOURCE: 

https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/satellite-database.


SCRIPTURE SOURCES:
 
https://biblehub.com/proverbs/15-3.htm;

https://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-12.htm;

https://biblehub.com/galatians/4-6.htm.

HEBREW EXEGESIS:

https://biblehub.com/text/psalms/11-4.htm;

https://biblehub.com/hebrew/yivchanu_974.htm;

https://biblehub.com/hebrew/974.htm.

HYMN SOURCE:

https://hymnary.org/text/have_thine_own_way_lord.

Comments are closed.

    Cleo E. Jackson, III

    Occasionally I will add
    a few thoughts to my blog. If you find them inspirational, I will be
    honored.

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010
    August 2010
    July 2010
    June 2010
    May 2010
    March 2010
    February 2010

    Categories

    All