Nothing is hidden from the eye
of God. We saw this in the earlier verses. God can see through our insincerity and
hypocrisy and He s detests them. Here in Isaiah 29:15-16, the prophet insisted
that there was nothing His people could do to hide them from Him. No masquerade
could ever prevent God from seeing our real intention and action.
This was also David’s assertion in Psalm 139:7-12. He said,
Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.
If I take up the wings of the dawn,
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,
Even there Your hand will lead me,
And Your right hand will take hold of me.
If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me,
And the light around me will be night,”
Even darkness is not dark to You,
And the night is as bright as the day.
Darkness and light are alike to You.
The great king of Israel shows us that neither death, distance, nor darkness could ever prevent God from seeing us. His point is that God is all-seeing. David said that he could go to heaven or even make his bed in Sheol, God would still be there. In other words, death could not hide him from God. Then he discovered that there was no place on earth God could not see, no matter the distance. No boundary on earth is ever out of God’s reach. Then in Psalm 139:11-12, his point was that not even darkness could hide him from God. The Almighty can see through light and He can see through the darkness. Neither death, distance nor darkness can ever hide us from God.
In verse 16 Isaiah mockingly scoffed at man’s audacity of putting themselves on par with God. It was like the clay saying to the potter, we are on the same level. Such a view at best was puerile and infantile. The potter always has the freedom to do what he wants with the clay. So also God will always have the authority and liberty to determine what He wants to make out of the clay in His hand. Note that God is always superior to His creation. He alone determines what is best for us. Because He does!
Just two verses and we learn so much about God. Here are two things for our consideration in our daily walk. Our God is unequal in dominion. Hence, if we trust Him there is nothing that can overpower His workings in our lives. Secondly, He is unequal in His love, mercy, and care for us. We are ever before His watchful eye. When we have a vibrant relationship with Him, He will see us through the toughest of circumstances. He will produce the best in us. It is wise to trust God completely.
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