Does God See You?
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. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars."
Asa made the same mistake that we often make in that he got impatient with God and relied on man for help. Baasha, the king of Israel, intended to kill Asa. His intent was to keep anyone from going out or coming in to Judah. Asa realized his precarious situation, and hired the king of Syria to defend him. Asa's mistake was that he got impatient with God, and took things into his own hands. Asa's lack of reliance upon God caused him to lose the opportunity to destroy one of his enemies.
In the verse above, God says that He looks for someone through whom He can show His strength. God wants the opportunity to prove to the world that He is still God. Yes, God could use creation to show His power, but He chose to show His power through human beings. God could certainly show His power through manifesting Himself in visions or performing great acts in front of us, but it is through human beings He chooses to show His strength.
You must realize that if God is going to show His strength through you, then you will have to go through adverse circumstances for His power to be seen. We don't like this, but this is what the Scriptures teach. God often sends us through adversity so that His power can be seen through us. God can't show His power through us when we are going through times of ease, but it is when everything seems impossible that God's strength is revealed. When we can't do anything about our situation, and we are surrounded by adversity, then that is the moment God can step in and show His strength through you. If you run from adversity, then God can't show His strength through you. If you run to man to work out your situation, then God can't show His strength through you. You must rely completely upon God for His power to be shown through you.
Moreover, you must be patient that God will come through. God often takes us to our limits before He comes through. Let me remind you that God is rarely early, never late, but He is always on time. Asa became impatient and lost the opportunity for God to work through him. Don't become impatient with God. He knows your situation, and He knows the right time to step in and show His strength.
Furthermore, your heart must be perfect toward Him if you want His strength shown through you. This does not mean you are sinless, instead it means that your whole heart is towards God and that there is nothing else you are going to rely upon. When your heart is completely reliant upon God and His power, then that is when God finds you and shows His strength through you.
Are you facing something today that you feel is impossible? Let me encourage you to be patient and continue serving God. He will step in and rescue you. He is looking for someone through whom He can show His strength. If you will keep doing right and trust God, you will find that you won't have to find Him, but that He will find you and perform His strength through your situation.