A couple of months ago, I walked into my daughter’s bedroom and I noticed that she had placed towels on top of all her American Girl baby dolls. So I asked her, “Anne Marie, why do all your dolls have towels over their heads?” She said, “Because of their eyes…they’re all watching me.” Well, I had to laugh because I remember being afraid of a snowman that used to sit in my sister’s room when I was a little boy, and it too had eyes that “watched me.”

But did you know that Psalm 139 teaches us that we cannot escape the “all-seeing” eyes of God? He sees everything. He is always present. And that truth leads me to this question. Do God’s “all-seeing eyes” give you comfort or fear?

For the child of God who is seeking to become more and more like Jesus, the presence and oversight of God in one’s daily walk should be comforting and reassuring; like a child learning to ride a bike as that child’s father runs along side for protection and safety.

But for the one who is carelessly living his life, unconcerned about the will of God, the presence and “all-seeing eyes” of God should be a terrifying proposition.

So which is it for you? Does the fact that God sees everything give you comfort and reassurance, or does this fact make you want to reach for a towel?

–Steve Higginbotham