Deut.11:11,12 – But the land into which you are about to cross to possess it, a land of hills and valleys, drinks water from the rain of heaven, a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are continually on it, from the beginning even to the end of the year.
I love to turn to this verse at the beginning of each year. Several things stand out to me at first glance. First I think about the eyes of the Lord. Just think about the significance of that statement, the Lord has His eyes on me every moment of every day. The amazing thing about this is that the Lord is for me and He is all powerful. In other words He is watching me every moment to orchestrate the circumstances of my life for my good. The next thing that stands out to me is the phrase “ from the beginning even to the end of the year”. The Lord already has my 2024 in His sight and is setting the year up day by day. The next thing that I notice is that the Lord cares for my spiritual condition each day of the year, He is pouring His living water on me daily. Matthew Henry describes this verse like this.
“The more we depend on God, the more happy we should be to obey him. Notice how Moses exalts the land of Canaan above all other lands, that the eyes of God were always upon it, that is, God was watching to see that nothing was lacking as long as they concentrated on keeping close to him and doing their duty. The fruitfulness of the land was not so much caused by the fortunate condition of its soil as by the direct fruit of God’s blessing.”
So what does 2024 have in store for you? One thing I am sure of is that if you belong to Him you are going to have a great year. Thinking back over my last year I had some major challenges and problems to deal with. Twelve months later everything has changed. No matter what you are facing as this year starts, look to the Lord. He has His eyes on you and has some great things planned. I have a feeling this is going to be a very good year.
