The hymn exhorts us to faithfulness, by reminding us that God is omniscient; that He sees and knows everything. Regarding God's eternal presence, the Psalmist asked, "Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?" (Psalm 139:7 KJV). The Psalmist goes to to observe that God is in heaven, in Sheol, and in the sea (Psalm 139:8-10 ESV). Even the darkness does not keep Him from seeing (Psalm 139:11-12 ESV).
It's like the little boy said when the man offered him a dime, if he could tell him where God was. The little boy replied, "Mister, I'll give you a dollar, if you'll tell me where He ain't!"
Do we ever notice how people present their best table manners when they eat at a public restaurant, seated among important people, or how they act when they are in the presence of a preacher or an elder of the church?
These two illustrations merely bear testimony to the fact that people act their best, when they know someone important is watching them. A truth that we sometimes forget, is that the Lord is watching us "all of the time!"
The Proverb writer observed, "The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good" (Proverbs 15:3). He watches every step we take and He sees through every flimsy excuse that we offer in attempting to justify any unfaithfulness on our part.
Yes, there's indeed an All-Seeing Eye watching all of us. Someone before whom our whole soul is laid bare (Hebrews 4:13; cf. Psalm 90:8). This fact alone should motivate us to do what the second and third verses of the above mentioned hymn exhort us to do:
"As you make life's great flight, keep the pathway of right .... Fix your mind on the goal, that sweet home of the soul .... Never turn from the way to the kingdom of day." The chorus ends with our beginning thoughts, "Every day mind the course you pursue; Watching you, watching you, There's an All-Seeing Eye watching you" — J.M. Henson
—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets
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