Ayin's Humility and God's Enlightening Word

Ayin is a silent letter that sees but does not speak, therefore representing the attitude of humility. Because guess what, my friends? The next letter is Peh, the mouth. Right? So here, eyesight first, and then we speak out, right? That's how the Hebrew letters work, and that's the order of our heart posture as well. The pictograph for Ayin is an eye. We can think of it as Elohim's providential eye, the eye in the sky peering upon us as He looks down to see if there are anyone who understands and seeks Him. So again, if you're not familiar with the pictographs, this is the way that Moses would have written it. This is the way that we write it today. The modern-day form is how you're looking at it. Moses would have written it like this, like the actual eye.

King Solomon provides confirmation of the Father's omnipresent nature, as he testifies that "the eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good." As human beings who are finite, it is hard for us to comprehend how our Father in heaven is so extraordinarily infinite. Since He is omnipresent, we can have total confidence that His glorious and majestic eye is watching over all His chosen righteous ones. King David articulates God's omnipresent nature by testifying, "Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there. If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there." Throughout the Word of Elohim, it substantiates that Elohim is omnipresent and thus keeps an eye on those who fear Him and have hope in His mercy, grace, and loving-kindness.

Furthermore, the scripture proclaims that "the Lord's eyes run to and fro throughout the entire earth to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is pure and loyal to Him." It's one of my favorite scriptures: 2 Chronicles 16:9, "The Lord's eyes run to and fro throughout the entire earth." Think about that. Throughout the entire earth, His eyes run to and fro to show Himself strong on behalf of all of those whose heart is pure and loyal to Him. What does it say in Psalm 24? "Who can ascend to the hill of God, the mountain of God?" Those who have clean hands, not bloody hands, clean hands and a pure heart are the ones who can ascend to the hill of Adonai. Unequivocally, since His eyes are fixed upon all of us, we should not trust our own eyes, but allow the Word to enlighten our eyes, the blessed Holy Spirit, and always guide and direct us throughout our lives, especially during the spiritual purification process.

David authenticates this by asserting, "The Lord is in His holy temple. The Lord's throne is in heaven. His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men. The Lord tests the righteous, but the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates." Very important. "Upon the wicked, He will rain coals, fire, and brimstone, and a burning wind shall be the portion of their cup. For the Lord is righteous. He loves righteousness. His countenance beholds the upright." That is in Psalm 11:4-7. Let's read that one more time and just really think about right now what's going on in the world with violence and how some of our brothers and sisters are caught up in these things. Let's look at what King David says about that: "The Lord is in His holy temple. The Lord's throne is in heaven. His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men. The Lord tests the righteous, but the wicked and the one who loves violence, His soul hates. Upon the wicked, He will rain coals, fire, and brimstone, a burning wind shall be the portion of their cup." Jeremiah says, "Everybody's going to fill their cup up." In Jeremiah 25, "For the Lord is righteous. He loves righteousness. His countenance beholds the upright."

According to David's bold and sobering testimony, we should take heed during our times of testing or purification to become as holy and righteous as we can during the process. In fact, the Apostle Peter challenges all believers to be holy because God is holy. Most definitely, we should challenge ourselves during our spiritual purification journey to seek out what we need to repent of, purify, and cleanse in order to be holy and righteous before the eyes of Elohim.

Psalm 19:7-8: "The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul. The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart. The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes." I'll read it one more time: "The Torah, the first five books of the Bible, the instructions of God's mouth, is perfect, converting the soul." Amen to that. "The testimony of Adonai is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes, the Torah of our Lord are... The commandment of the Lord is pure, which will enlighten our eyes." Man, how many Christian believers would agree with that? You know, Psalm 19:7-8 and really live it out the way that King David lived it out.