The God Who Doesn't See

The other day I was walking along the beach road in Cha-Am, Thailand and was startled to see a statue of a sitting figure with hands covering his ears, face and feet. At first I wasn't sure my eyes were seeing correctly. But no, there in a religous compound near the beach was a statute of a god who was deliberately covering his ears, his eyes and mouth and sitting with another set of hands holding his feet. I snapped this photo and my mind started to wonder.

I wonder what it would be like to have a god who does not desire to hear, see, speak or move on our behalf. I suppose you could ask, what good is a god like that?

As I meditated on this picture, I realized that I am serving a God who is far different than that which is portrayed in this statute. I recently read some thoughts from the psalmist in Psalms 34. The Message translates as follows:

"GOD keeps an eye on his friends, his ears pick up every moan and groan. ... Is anyone crying for help? GOD is listening, ready to rescue you. If your heart is broken, you'll find GOD right there; if you're kicked in the gut, he'll help you catch your breath. Disciples so often get into trouble; still, GOD is there every time. He's your bodyguard, shielding every bone; not even a finger gets broken."

I am so grateful to God that He is a different kind of God. He

• Keeps His eyes on me. He watches over me, knows what is going on in my life
  
• His ears pick up every moan and groan! He is paying attention when I cry for help. He is listening ready to leap into action to rescue.
  
• He is ready to take action, to get up on his feet and rescue me,
  
• He's my bodyguard, going into action, shielding me from injury.

Last update: 06-23-2008 04:03