Look to Me, and be saved . . . —Isaiah 45:22
Do we expect God to come to us with His blessings and save us? He says, "Look to Me, and be saved . . . ." The greatest difficulty spiritually is to concentrate on God, and His blessings are what make it so difficult. Troubles almost always make us look to God, but His blessings tend to divert our attention elsewhere. The basic lesson of the Sermon on the Mount is to narrow all your interests until your mind, heart, and body are focused on Jesus Christ. "Look to Me . . . ."
Many of us have a mental picture of what a Christian should be, and looking at this image in other Christians’ lives becomes a hindrance to our focusing on God. This is not salvation— it is not simple enough. He says, in effect, "Look to Me and you are saved," not "You will be saved someday." We will find what we are looking for if we will concentrate on Him. We get distracted from God and irritable with Him while He continues to say to us, "Look to Me, and be saved . . . ." Our difficulties, our trials, and our worries about tomorrow all vanish when we look to God.
Wake yourself up and look to God. Build your hope on Him. No matter how many things seem to be pressing in on you, be determined to push them aside and look to Him. "Look to Me . . . ." Salvation is yours the moment you look.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Am I Looking To God?
Posted by Darren Lemons at 8:20 AM
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When things seem to be building up, when things seem to be at it's worst always know the presence of God is there. He has been there all along waiting for you to look at Him and put all your trust in Him. Why do we pray the most when things are getting tough, but when things are going great do we ever stop and take time to praise God and thank Him for the things he has blessed us with? Put all your trust in Him, praise Him in the good and the bad!
Awesome message...and it's so true...I know I've had to learn this one the hard way here.
Well when the going gets tough it gets tough. But God never gives us to much we can't handle. In 1 Corinthains 10:13 God tells us he won't give us to much to handle. He wants us to lean on him when things get rough and when you feel like you can't handle it any more. He's there waiting for you. God puts thoughs rough times in our life for a reason, and all things happen for a reason. Its all part of God's plan for our life. But when your through that rough time in your life, don't forget him he's there loving you.
sister in Christ, Andrea
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