What other scriptures highlight God's scrutiny of human paths and actions? Job’s Complaint and God’s Watchful Eye “ ‘You put my feet in the stocks; You watch all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.’ ” (Job 13:27) Job feels hemmed in, convinced God scrutinizes every move. Scripture confirms he is not overstating the case. God Tracks Every Step - “Does He not see my ways and count my every step?” (Job 31:4) - “For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.” (Job 34:21) - “For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.” (Proverbs 5:21) These verses echo Job’s cry: every footprint lies under divine surveillance. Heart-Level Examination - “I, the LORD, search the heart and examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.” (Jeremiah 17:10) - “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.” (Hebrews 4:13) God’s scrutiny penetrates motives, not just movements. Nothing Escapes His Notice - “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the wicked and the good.” (Proverbs 15:3) - “The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men…He considers all their works.” (Psalm 33:13-15) - “For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him.” (2 Chronicles 16:9) His gaze is global, yet individually focused. The Comfort and the Challenge - “O LORD, You have searched me and known me…You are familiar with all my ways.” (Psalm 139:1-3) - “Great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways.” (Jeremiah 32:19) Because God knows every path, He also guides, protects, and justly rewards. The same all-seeing eye that disciplines (Job 13:27) also shepherds, assuring that no righteous act goes unnoticed and no sin unaddressed. Walking consciously before Him turns His scrutiny from a source of dread into a wellspring of security and direction. |
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