Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. (1 Peter 3:11-12)
Every religion emphasizes to eschew evil, to do goods, and to seek peace. It is a very fundamental thing not only in religions but in the morality of the world. However, the reason why it is important to Christian is that it has a close connection with the fact that we receive a salvation by the grace of the Lord. In other words, the world religions or people live a righteous life for satisfying their belief, but Christians live such life because they receive a salvation not by themselves but by the grace of the Lord. So, Christians cannot help being aware of the Lord, and they have to learn how to live with him.
The Bible says that the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous. It represents that he doesn’t see an evil. We remember that Jesus said, ‘Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?’, meaning ‘My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?’. Some people may have a question about the word ‘forsaken’, but it shows the characteristic of the Lord well. He can’t see any looks of sins, so he couldn’t see Jesus who had all sins of the world. The Lord wants to be with righteous people even now. If any sin remains in you, make an effort to remove it.
The ears of the Lord are open unto their prayers. It tells us how much our prayers are important for the associations with God. He is always preparing to give an answer to our prayers. If we have something we can’t get, it is because we don’t pray. The conversation is positively necessary for associating with someone. In the same way, if you want to associate with the Lord, you must pray. Pray to God. He is preparing to hear our prayers.
As I’ve said before, the Lord is very sensitive of sins. Think about why the Bible expresses that the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. He has a mind against evils soaring just invisible level. Think if we have evils, it will be so terrible, because we will get to stand against the Lord at last. Put evils out of your mind, and arm yourself with good things. This is just the way we can step up to God.
