Look to Me, and be saved…
—Isaiah 45:22
“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 […] 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.” CHAMBERS
Do you know someone who only
calls or comes to see you when they need something? You don’t hear from them for maybe months and
then the phone rings. The thought occurs
to you, “I wonder what they want now?” A
name or names come to mind? That is how
it can be with God. So long as things
are going our way, God is a distant thought.
I didn't say He was not a thought, but we are not actively, daily, seeking Him. He is not our primary focus. But
then, trouble comes and we want to draw close to God to ask Him to help us. God is love, and love is patient and love is
kind. And God loves us. He does not have the resentful thoughts that
we do, but perhaps in some way, our actions hurt God’s heart. Perhaps God allows people to cross our path
to remind us of how we often treat Him.
And when God intervenes, does it cause us to love Him more or do we brush
ourselves off and turn our focus away from Him, once again. Waiting for the next crisis before we call on Him again. Think about it. And if it applies, repent. Remember God loves you. (Jeremiah
29:11) “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to
prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” ELGIN
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless
You)
Charley Elgin
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