God’s Loving Eye

0:00I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Psalm 32-8. Welcome to today's encouragement from our daily bread. God's loving eye was written by Dave Brandon and read by Stephen Taver. Psalm 32-6-8. Therefore, let all the faithful pray to you while you may be found. Surely, the rising of the mighty waters will not reach them. You are my hiding place. You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. God's loving eye written by Dave Brandon. My wife, Sue and I had just finished walking five miles across the Maconaw Bridge,

1:02which links Michigan's two peninsula's. This annual Labor Day event in the United States is a tradition in our state dating back to 1958. We grabbed a seat on a park bench to rest. A man sat down next to us to catch his breath as well. Soon, his wife and adult daughter joined him and we learned that their family, also believers in Jesus, had suffered through the death of a teenage girl just as we did many years ago. Together, we were able to share how God has sustained us and given us strength and faith through the years. It was amazing to think that among the 33,000 walkers that day, we found a family that understood our hearts. Two families with similar stories ending up together in a sea of people. It sounds a little like something that can happen only because of what God told King David in Psalm 32. After David expressed his appreciation to God for protection and deliverance,

2:04he got this encouraging word from him. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will guide you with my eye. God watches over his children and he brings them together because they need each other. It's another indication that the Lord's unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him. Let's pray together. Lord, thank you for watching over us and for showing your love in often unexpected ways. May we always trust that you are guiding us in every moment, leading us toward others who need to know the peace and comfort that comes from knowing you. Thank you, Lord. It's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. As you go about your day, reflect on these questions. When have you experienced something that reminded you that God has His loving eye on you?

3:10What does His unfailing love mean to you?