Second Chronicles 16:9 “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars.”
This might seem like a strange verse that I singled out as inspirational but let me explain. Just picture in your mind that the eyes of God are scanning the entire earth (“throughout the whole earth”) and His eyes are looking for those who are “blameless toward him.” He is doing this so that He can give “strong support” to such men and women. The second part of this verse is a rebuke for Israel’s King Asa as he depended upon the king of Syria instead of relying on God. He trusted in his own resources and leaned upon his own strength instead of trusting in the God Who could have won the victory. As a result, Asa did foolishly and God told him that “from now on you will have wars.” Even today God is looking for those who are fully dependent upon Him with a blameless heart (1 John 1:9, 2 Cor 5:21) so that He can give them “strong support” in their time of need.
Hebrews 13:5c-6 “I will never leave you nor forsake you. So we can confidently say, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?’”
This reminds me of 2 Timothy 4:16-17 where Paul said that at his first defense, no one stood by him and everyone had abandoned him but only the Lord stood by him. Even when believers abandon us at our time of need, the Lord will not ever leave us and never will He forsake us. Some Christians in other nations where persecution is severe, even to the point of death, may forsake their faith or they deny the Lord but the Lord will not forsake His own even if they’re the last one standing.
