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In Today’s Newsletter…

*This Is Not Simply Another Heated Conflict in the Middle East; It Is a Prophetic Alignment

*Winners and Losers of the 12-Day Israel–Iran War

*Prophecy Update Videos

*Recommended Reading & Links

*Last-Days Lawlessness and Power

*Will The AI Explosion Require A 'Proof of Personhood' Biometric ID?

*Daily Jot: Is history repeating with Democratic Party-led insurrection?

*Daily Devotion: Known by God

*Prophecy Update News Headlines

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This Is Not Simply Another Heated Conflict in the Middle East; It Is a Prophetic Alignment

By Robert Gottselig - https://harbingersdaily.com/this-is-not-simply-another-heated-conflict-in-the-middle-east-it-is-prophetic-alignment/

Over the weekend, the American operation “Midnight Hammer” did just as its name suggests, hammering Iran by launching a historic and highly coordinated military operation against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.

The mission was aimed at destroying Iran’s deeply fortified nuclear enrichment facilities, particularly at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. The strike force included seven B2 Spirit stealth bombers, which flew undetected into Iranian airspace. According to Fox News, the United States dropped a total of fourteen 30,000 lb bunker buster bombs and fired 30 Tomahawk cruise missiles from submarines, obliterating all its targets.

This highly complex and coordinated effort was precisely carried out with one hundred percent success, and all the B2s returned home safe and sound.

Of course, Iran vowed swift and decisive retaliation against both Israel and the United States with threats to target American bases in the Middle East. Iran did target an American base in Qatar—though it didn’t amount to much, causing no injuries or damage.

With the destruction of their nuclear program and Israeli strikes intensifying, it became clear that the regime was teetering on the brink of collapse.

Iran has now accepted a ceasefire. An agreement that they quickly broke, sending millions of Israelis back into bomb shelters the same morning the ceasefire came into effect. Israel, of course, responded. As of now, the ceasefire is holding—for how long is anyone’s guess.

When Iran accepted the ceasefire, it wasn’t without lying to their people. The regime claimed that it was their success that led to the agreement and reportedly plans to hold a victory celebration in Tehran. Nothing could be further from the truth. Iran was on the verge of collapse and was left with no more options.

The truth is that Israel should have finished them off, but if you know Ezekiel 38 and 39, none of this should surprise you as a student of God’s Word. We know that Iran must live to see another day. What we are witnessing today is far more than just another major conflict with Israel and her enemies. This is part of something much greater that is coming. It is setting the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.

Israel stood on the threshold of victory over its enemies once again, all the while seeking peace with her Arab neighbors. The Abraham Accords and its likely expansion is bringing Arab nations that once stood as Israel’s enemies to the peace table. Israel has a great longing for peace today. No one can blame them. They are tired of war and conflict. All these developments are leading towards the ultimate peace deal that we read about in Daniel 9:27.

Meanwhile, the Iranian regime is seeking their survival, aligning remarkably with the prophetic details described in Ezekiel 38 and 39. The war with Israel is setting Iran up with a perfect motivation for revenge.

How will the details of these prophecies further come together before being fulfilled? Time will tell, but the Bible tells us how it will end.

This hasn’t simply been a serious conflict in the Middle East; it is prophetic alignment. The pieces are coming together, and God’s Word will come to pass exactly as He has said it would. We are truly living in remarkable times, and now, more than ever, we must stay grounded in the Bible.

I praise God for President Trump. His courage and boldness led him to do what no other world leader would do: confront and destroy the threat posed by this evil Iranian regime. Iran’s relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons was an ambition that could have held the world hostage and threatened the very existence of Israel—and the United States.

I also praise God for Israel’s boldness in the last week and a half, which was invaluable in paving the way for the end of Iran’s nuclear program.

Let us continue to pray fervently for Israel and the United States, asking God for divine protection. Let us also pray that the ceasefire between Israel and Iran will last—at least for a while—and that God will thwart any other future attacks upon His chosen people.

I think of God’s Word in Deuteronomy 31:6, where he tells Moses to tell the children of Israel: “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”

Winners and Losers of the 12-Day Israel–Iran War

John Spencer - www.johnspenceronline.com

“War is thus an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will.” — Carl von Clausewitz

War is not chaos. It is the deliberate application of force in pursuit of political objectives. Every modern conflict must be judged according to those objectives. In the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, three major actors pursued distinct goals: Israel, Iran, and the United States. Based on what can be objectively and openly assessed, Israel and the United States achieved overwhelming success at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. Iran, while executing limited retaliation, suffered a decisive defeat. Most importantly, the world is now safer, because Iran is no longer as close to acquiring a nuclear weapon.

Israel: Precision, Superiority, and Clarity of Purpose

From the outset of Operation Rising Lion, Israel’s political objective was clear. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on day one that Israel would no longer accept the threat of a near-term nuclear-armed Iran. Within the first 72 hours, Israel conducted one of the most sophisticated preemptive strike campaigns in modern history.

Over 300 guided munitions were launched in five synchronized waves. Israel struck dozens of critical Iranian targets including nuclear facilities, air bases, missile launchers, drone hubs, and leadership compounds. This was done while Israel was simultaneously conducting a major ground operation in Gaza, deterring Hezbollah and defending its own civilians from daily missile attacks.

Israel did more than strike deep. It dominated Iranian skies. The Israeli Air Force operated freely over Iranian territory. No Israeli aircraft were shot down. Not a single pilot was forced to eject or be rescued. Iran’s air defenses, including Russian-built systems, failed to stop any manned aircraft. Israel demonstrated complete air superiority and the operational freedom to hit any target, anywhere inside Iran, without interference.

This display of power shattered the myth of Iran’s invulnerability. For years, the Islamic Republic built a perception of strength based on its nuclear program, missile arsenal, and proxy network. In 12 days, Israel dismantled that illusion. Its actions signaled to the region and to the world that Iran can be struck, its infrastructure can be broken, and its leadership can be targeted without hesitation.

Strategic Decapitation and Nuclear Disruption

Israel's operation focused not only on infrastructure, but also on people. Over 20 senior Iranian military commanders were killed, including:

Hossein Salami, Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC
Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces
Gholamali Rashid, head of Khatam al-Anbia Headquarters
Amir Ali Hajizadeh, IRGC Aerospace Commander
Saeed Izadi and Mohammad Shahriari, senior Quds Force officers
IRGC intelligence chief Mohammad Kazemi and his deputy Hassan Mohaqiq

In parallel, at least 14 nuclear scientists were eliminated. These included Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani, former head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, and physicist Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi. Their deaths dealt a devastating blow to Iran’s nuclear weapons capability.

Major nuclear facilities were heavily damaged or degraded:

Natanz suffered destruction of its above-ground pilot enrichment plant and possible damage to underground centrifuges
Isfahan, struck twice, saw nuclear research infrastructure destroyed
Explosions near Fordow suggest the deeply buried site was severely damaged, especially with U.S. support using bunker-busting munitions
Tehran-based administrative and centrifuge production sites were also hit

Initial assessments indicate that Israel destroyed up to 1,000 ballistic missiles on the ground. Roughly 65 percent of Iran’s launchers were neutralized. Airfields, storage depots, and radar installations across western Iran were wiped out.

Critics of the operation have pointed out that the exact status of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpiles remains unclear. Some reports suggest that a portion of highly enriched uranium may be unaccounted for, and independent verification of destruction at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan is still pending. However, there can be no question that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back drastically. The scale of damage to enrichment facilities, the elimination of key nuclear scientists, the destruction of centrifuge production lines, and the targeting of missile development infrastructure have dealt a blow that Iran cannot easily recover from. A new precedent has been set: Iran must never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons - not through diplomatic statements, not through unenforced sanctions, and not through fragile deals, but with decisive action if necessary. The post-war consensus is forming not around negotiation, but around resolve.

Collapsing the Proxy Strategy

Beyond destroying physical assets, Israel achieved a broader strategic goal: dismantling Iran’s proxy umbrella. For decades, Iran’s nuclear ambitions served a political and military purpose: creating a protective shield under which its terror network could operate. That network included Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis and Shiite-backed groups in Iraq and Syria.

Since October 7, Hamas has been severely degraded down to a shadow government and guerrilla force with limited to no military capability. During the war with Iran, Hezbollah did not fire a single rocket. The Houthis, who launched dozens of missiles at Israel in the months prior, managed only two over the course of the 12-day campaign. Iran’s entire regional strategy, built over years, crumbled under pressure. It has been defanged.

This is not just battlefield success. It is a transformation. In just 12 days, Israel left Iran’s nuclear aspirations, its myth of invincibility, and its network of terror proxies in rubble. What Tehran built over decades, Israel dismantled with precision, determination, and overwhelming force.

Iran: A Strategic Failure

Iran launched over 500 ballistic missiles and 1,000 drones at Israel. The vast majority were intercepted. Of those that reached their targets, fewer than ten caused lethal damage. Twenty-eight Israelis were killed, including 27 civilians and one soldier. While civilians were forced into shelters and daily life was disrupted, Israel’s integrated air defense system, supported by allies such as the United States and Jordan, achieved interception rates between 80 and 90 percent. Drone defenses performed nearly flawlessly. Only one UAV penetrated Israeli airspace and reached a city, causing no casualties.

Iran claimed to hit strategic sites such as air bases and command centers. In reality, it caused limited damage to civilian infrastructure and some symbolic targets. Its most devastating strike hit Soroka Hospital, injuring dozens. Its attack on the Weizmann Institute destroyed years of scientific research and drew global condemnation.

The Islamic Republic failed to destroy any Israeli airfields, did not disable the IDF’s ability to operate, and could not disrupt essential services. Its air defense network was shattered. Over 80 surface-to-air batteries were destroyed. Its radar capabilities were blinded. It did not bring down a single Israeli aircraft. It failed militarily and lost credibility politically.

Most critically, Iran’s nuclear timeline was pushed back by years. Facilities were damaged, key personnel eliminated, and stockpiles potentially destroyed. Tehran is now further from a nuclear bomb than it has been in over a decade.

The United States: Power with Purpose

The Trump administration entered the conflict with caution but acted with clarity. When it became clear that Israeli munitions could not reach deeply buried sites like Fordow, the U.S. provided the answer. Through Operation Midnight Hammer, American aircraft delivered the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, likely damaging the core of Iran’s most fortified nuclear facilities.

When Iran struck back, firing 14 missiles at U.S. bases, every one was intercepted. No Americans were killed. No escalation followed. The message was firm. America would act when required, but not be provoked into overreach.

More importantly, the United States helped secure a ceasefire after 12 days - one that preserved Israeli gains, avoided regional escalation, and altered Iran’s nuclear trajectory. No American aircraft were lost. No soldiers were killed. Yet the objective of stopping an unconstrained Iranian nuclear program was achieved.

In doing so, the administration demonstrated a doctrine of force without occupation. No regime change. No long-term ground presence. No ambiguity. Clear ends, clear ways, clear means. The foreign policy scars of Iraq and Afghanistan did not dictate paralysis. America led with strength, purpose, and results.

The World: Safer Than Before

The 12-day war could have become a regional disaster. Instead, it was bounded, focused, and effective. The world now faces a weakened Iran. Its nuclear program is degraded. Its missile arsenal is halved. Its proxies are silent. Its credibility is shattered.

Clausewitz wrote that war is the use of force to compel an enemy to do your will. Israel compelled Iran to stop. The United States reinforced that outcome. Iran, for all its threats and weapons, could not impose its will on anyone.

The true winner of this war is not only Israel or the United States. It is the international system. A nuclear threshold state was pushed back. A regime that has fueled terror across continents has been checked. And the principle that force can be used morally and precisely, in defense of peace, was upheld.

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Last-Days Lawlessness and Power

Terry James - https://terryjamesprophecyline.com/2025/06/22/5210/

In 1887, in a series of letters to Bishop Creighton about the moral issues of writing history about the Inquisition, British historian Lord Edward Acton wrote, “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” His understanding of the human psyche bordered on prescient, it seems, considering the all-out quest for power that saturates the American political culture at present.

Former US Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger famously said: “Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.” Growing up in Germany as a boy, because of lawlessness among governmental leaders, he became pessimistic about human nature, skeptical about the inevitability of progress, and deeply committed to the values of order and stability. To these ends, Kissinger viewed power, not moral ideals, as the driving force of history. (This according to “Henry Kissinger and the Seductions of Power,” Iowa Capital Dispatch, https://iowacapitaldispatch.com.)

In America, at this late moment of this Age of Grace, we certainly have to consider Dr. Kissinger’s viewpoint, brought about from his experience in the power struggle he witnessed early in his native country. Stability, in this world of lawlessness, in reality, comes not from moral ideals, but rather from power. There is no reasoning from a morally correct position that will calm the paid-for rage/chaos that has swept the streets of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other cities. The organized No Kings rioters claim they’re protesting the Trump administration’s use of ICE (the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) to carry out raids against those who have illegally entered America.

While the violent rioters are held up as bastions of righteous cause by mainstream news media, and the Trump administration is falsely accused as authoritarian and an evil wielder of power, the lawlessness expands to what looks to be prophetic levels.

Jesus, in the Olivet Discourse, told about how things will be as His return nears:

And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. (Matthew 24: 12 NKJV)

To my way of seeing this, in an important sense, the Lord’s words could be taken that the lawlessness being demonstrated to champion illegals staying inside America stems from the absence of love for this nation as founded. I realize much more is involved in the meaning of Jesus’ prophecy here, but there is an undeniable coldness in the way the vicious rioters throw at police and ICE agents frozen bottles of water and chunks of concrete taken from curbs they’ve sledgehammered, in addition to the property they loot and damage at every opportunity.

It is telling of just how appropriate it might be to consider Jesus’ prophecy for this particular time, because almost half of the members of the US House of Representatives and the US Senate either back the lawlessness by supporting the rioters, or, at the very least, offer no condemnation.

This is because one political party has demonstrated time and time again that power is what they seek above all else. They want to swell the voting base with illegals—almost all of whom will support them—no matter the cost to other, legitimate, citizens. Their aim is to garner all power into their political party. Love for country and lawful conduct within government and society is out the window with this party. In this ideology, they’re in agreement with the ideology that sparked the 1917 revolution in Russia: “The end justifies the means.”

To those on the totally reprobate political left in America today, power is indeed the ultimate aphrodisiac.

Indeed, as Lord Acton presciently said, “power corrupts.” And they—the leftists—seek absolute power, and at any price—even to the undoing of the document that gave us a constitutional republic…the American government that Benjamin Franklin told someone the founders had given we the people (adding, “If you can keep it”).

The lawlessness we witness taking place on an increasing level hourly is but another ingredient that adds to the last-days prophetic puzzle. It is a large part of “all these things” our Lord told us to look for at the moment He is about to come for us in the Rapture:

And when you see all these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your head, for your redemption is drawing near. (Luke 21:28)

Jesus will soon return to this unlawful, politically corrupt planet to establish righteous rule and lawful conduct among earth’s inhabitants. It will take His omnipotent power to bring about His millennial (thousand-year) reign.

But it is His power that can bring about a change in the minds and spiritual hearts of humankind even now, amidst this current time of lawlessness and chaos. He can take away the sinful, destructive thoughts, thus the evil actions, of each person who will receive His grace gift of salvation.

Here again is how to receive that gift that renews the mind and dispels lawlessness while empowering with God’s righteousness:

That if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and will believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Romans 10:9–10)

Will The AI Explosion Require A 'Proof of Personhood' Biometric ID?

By PNW Staff - https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=8440

The battle for your identity is no longer theoretical--it's happening right now, and most people aren't paying attention.

Reddit, one of the most influential platforms on the internet, is actively exploring the use of World ID, a biometric verification system powered by an orb-shaped device that scans your iris to prove you are a real person. Behind it is Tools for Humanity, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose involvement spans the very technologies creating chaos (AI) and now the systems designed to sort through that chaos (digital ID).

This isn't just a tech upgrade. It's a civilizational shift.

Under the banner of stopping bots and protecting children, a powerful coalition of governments and tech giants is working to embed identity verification into the foundations of the internet. And they're not asking for your name or password anymore. They want your eye. Your face. Your biology.

At first glance, it seems innocent--even helpful. But the implications are deeply disturbing: a world where access to the digital public square, online services, and even commerce itself could soon depend on biometric approval. A world where no biometric ID means no access.

If that sounds familiar, it should. Revelation 13 warned of a time when buying and selling would be impossible without a specific mark. That prophecy, long dismissed by skeptics as hyperbole, is now startlingly plausible.

And it's closer than you think.

A System of Control, Not Convenience

The World ID system works like this: you visit an "Orb," which scans your iris and generates a cryptographic identifier stored on your phone. The system claims to protect privacy--no names, no data trails--but let's be honest: the very act of submitting to a biometric scan is a surrender of something far more personal than a username. It is the surrender of your physical being as proof of participation in society.

The selling point is security and uniqueness. The real consequence is exclusion for anyone who refuses.

Reddit's CEO Steve Huffman has already stated that age verification and AI abuse will soon make user identification unavoidable. "We will do our best to preserve anonymity," he wrote, but his language betrays the truth: this is coming whether people want it or not. Soon, platforms may begin to treat non-verified users as second-class citizens--or block them altogether.

This isn't a crackdown on bots. It's the construction of a new internet caste system--the verified and the vanished.

The Road to Totalitarian Infrastructure

Behind this system is a dangerous centralization of power. Sam Altman already leads OpenAI, a company shaping the very language, images, and thoughts that flood the digital world. Now he may control the gatekeeping mechanism that determines who is allowed into that world.

If you want to speak, you may need his ID.
If you want to shop, you may need his verification.
If you want to exist online at all, you may need to submit to his Orb.

That is not innovation. That is infrastructure. And once embedded, it won't be optional. As more people get verified, the pressure will mount on the rest of society to follow--or face digital exile. Like all authoritarian tools, it begins with voluntary adoption. It ends with mandatory compliance.

History has shown that the most dangerous systems are not those that arrive with sirens and guns--but those cloaked in efficiency, wrapped in safety, and sold as progress.

Revelation Wasn't a Metaphor

Revelation 13:17 tells us of a time when "no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark." Many have speculated what that mark might be--some imagined tattoos, others microchips. But perhaps it was always going to be digital. Perhaps it was never about the mark itself, but about the system that requires it.

Commerce today is digital. Identity today is digital. The town square today is online. Control access to that digital space, and you control everything.

When biometric ID becomes required for participation in the online economy, we have crossed a line that no generation before us could have imagined. We are not there yet--but we are now dangerously close. And the church, once mocked for its "end times warnings," suddenly finds itself watching prophecy morph into policy.

The mark may not come with horns and flames. It may come in the form of a sleek metallic Orb offering free crypto and secure identity. But the result is the same: a world where refusal means exclusion, and compliance means total surveillance.

What Happens Next?

Supporters argue that World ID is private, encrypted, and decentralized. But that is a fragile hope in a world where every system can be hacked, every vault can be breached, and every promise can be revoked.

This week alone, users of Apple, Facebook, and Google are being urged to change their passwords immediately after a colossal data leak exposed as many as 16 billion logins. It's being called one of the largest data breaches in history--giving hackers what cybersecurity experts describe as "unprecedented access" to personal data and online accounts.

If this is what happens with traditional login systems, imagine the catastrophe when biometric identity--your iris, your fingerprint, your face--is at stake. You can change a password. You can't change your biology.

And even if the technology works as promised, the ethical structure around it is crumbling. Governments are already mandating age verification laws. Major platforms are already building the foundation for verified-only participation. And the AI explosion guarantees that "proof of personhood" will soon become a prerequisite for nearly every corner of life.

A Call to Watchfulness

We must not walk blindly into this new system. Christians in particular must recognize the spiritual battle beneath the surface. This is not a "sign of the end" panic, but a sober realization: Revelation warned us what such a system would look like. And it looks a lot like the infrastructure being built right now.

The truth is, once this door is opened, it will not be easily closed. And once access to the world requires your biometrics, you don't just risk your privacy--you risk your autonomy, your liberty, and eventually your conscience.

This is not merely a battle over tech. This is the groundwork for a future in which participation in society may depend on your willingness to surrender your most intimate identifiers to those in power.

Because soon, to reject the system may not just be inconvenient--it may cost you everything.

Daily Jot: Is history repeating with Democratic Party-led insurrection?

Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com

Flame‑throwing by political factions is on full display, from the LA riots to Democrats openly threatening the legitimacy of Donald Trump’s 2024 landslide win. Voters handed Trump a clear mandate—and yet, history’s messy undertones are back. In 1860, the Democratic Party fought to preserve slavery—not out of principle, but to protect their cheap labor machine. Southern Democrats like James H. Hammond famously defended this as the way societies needed a “mudsill,” a lower class forced to perform menial work so the upper classes could thrive. After emancipation, sharecropping and Jim Crow laws stepped into slavery’s shoes, so the cheap‑labor structure stayed intact. Fast forward to today…

Democrats fiercely oppose deportations of undocumented workers—not simply over rights, but over preserving a modern “cheap labor” cohort. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) admitted illegal immigrants do work college grads won’t—such as picking crops and cleaning hotel rooms. Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) put it crudely: without migrant labor, “we’re not going to have anyone around to wipe our asses.” A party that once fought a war to keep slave labor, now resists ending illegal immigration—partly because they’d lose an essential labor base. They’re fanning flames over deportations, fueling protests in a bid to resist enforcement. LA’s anti‑ICE riots aren’t outliers—they are longstanding tactics of leaders looking to block federal authority under Trump.

Democrats are framing deportations as existential threats, even as Trump enforces election mandates. Strike a chord with Breitbart contributor and Author John Nolte points out how modern progressives are weaponizing social unrest—riot, rebellion, disruption—to dismantle political installations they don’t like. In Nolte’s telling, protest becomes the art of insurrection, repeating the past’s ugly playbook. Violence is being given a political proxy. Now we see federal borders as the flashpoint, and elected Democrats sign up for the show: “Don’t deport this,” “We need labor,” “We’ll protest if you try.” This is no accident. It’s calculated. They and the socialist, progressive organizations they support are planning such protests across the nation.

Trump won an overwhelming mandate in 2024. Yet Democrats, echoing their Civil War-era predecessors, are mobilizing forces to resist the law through protest, social pressure, and violent rhetoric. When mobs become political tools, the rule of law loses. History warns us: human labor at the expense of justice always leads to oppression and tyranny—whether under slavery, Jim Crow, or the riots of today. The line between protest and insurrection is dangerously blurred. Isaiah 59:13–14, says in speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood, “Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.” This is what happens when leaders protect systems of exploitation. May God have mercy on us. May we stand for what’s right.

Daily Devotion: Known by God

by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org

But if anyone loves God, he is known by God. —1 Corinthians 8:3

https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/known-by-god/ - Listen

Did you know that God is vitally aware of what’s happening in the life of every individual? He is interested in every detail of our lives. Proverbs 15:3 says, “The Lord is watching everywhere, keeping his eye on both the evil and the good” (NLT). It makes sense when you stop to think about it. How could He reward and punish otherwise?

God is omniscient. He is always aware of everything that is happening. There is not one single thing that happens on this earth that escapes the attention of God. Proverbs 5:21 says, “For the Lord sees clearly what a man does, examining every path he takes” (NLT).

Coming to grips with the realization that God knows everything about everyone—including you—can be either frightening or encouraging. It all depends on your relationship with Him. If your life is not right with Him, if you’re living in sin, then God’s complete knowledge could be rather terrifying. It might be unsettling to think that nothing about your life escapes His attention.

But if your life is right with God, then knowing that He’s aware of what’s going on in it, every minute of every day, is a comforting thought. It’s comforting because we know God won’t forget us. We know that we’re not just another face in this massive human sea of some eight billion people. If you’re a Christian who’s walking with God, His complete knowledge guarantees that He’s watching over and taking care of you.

His awareness of us is much more personal and meaningful than a 24/7 tracking device. He created us. He wired us. He knows what will give us soul-deep joy and fulfillment. And He directs us to the choices and opportunities that will bring us genuine satisfaction. That’s what the apostle Paul was talking about when he wrote, “But if anyone loves God, he is known by God.” (1 Corinthians 8:3 ESV).

The Old Testament prophet Jonah proved that there’s no hiding from God. Remember him? God instructed him to warn Nineveh that judgment was coming. But Jonah hated the Ninevites and was afraid that they would repent and escape judgment. So he hopped on a ship that was sailing away from Nineveh. He tried to escape God.

It didn’t work, of course. A storm battered the ship, so Jonah had himself tossed overboard. But even the depths of the sea couldn’t hide him. A fish swallowed him and then vomited him back onshore three days later. Jonah may have turned his back on God, but at no point was Jonah ever out of God’s sight.

The better option for anyone who loves God is to embrace His constant vigilance and awareness. We do that by making decisions and conducting ourselves in ways that please Him. That is, to make sure that, when He watches us, He’s pleased with what He sees.

When we make the decision to honor and obey Him in the way we live, we can pray, with all sincerity, “Lord, I know You see me always. Please direct me in the paths You would have me go. Thank You for never letting me out of Your sight and for always wanting what’s best for me.”

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