day no. 16,864: to and fro go men and God's eyes

Daniel 12:4

But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.

Men may go about to and fro, but he cannot escape the glance of God.

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.

Man can run, but he cannot hide; and a good one doesn't try to. A good man wants to be found by God and would rather fall into His hands than rise on the favors of fiends.

Psalms 139:7-8

Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

No one gets away with anything. There is no path outside Providence. There is nowhere to go where God is not.

Proverbs 5:21

For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord,

And He ponders all his paths.

The ways of men are weighed by God.

While there are many paths that lead away from Him, there are none that can escape Him.

Psalm 139:9-12

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

Everything will eventually come to light. Nothing is ever done in secret. Someone always sees. This is good news for quiet kindnesses and bad news for surreptitious sins.

Colossians 3:23-24

And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ

All labor for the Lord will be rewarded. The wages of Christ are life.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Just as the darkness cannot hide from God's light, so the fires of faith, even when barely burning, cannot escape His notice. No one does good for nothing.

Luke 12:2-3

For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

Men may go to and fro, but so does God's gaze.

All things will either be weighed, measured, and found wanting... or rewarded.