Thread by @JoyfulLife4Him

Lift up your eyes!

Isaiah 51:6
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment,

and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but My salvation shall be for ever, and My righteousness shall not be abolished.

What are you focused on today? Have you lost your focus on what is most important? On eternity?

What do you want for yourself, for your family, your children, and for others?

I had a young girl who was living a sinful life tell me, my Mom just wants me to be happy!

My reply to her was that my number one desire for my children, is that they be saved, and that their hearts be completely His! This may mean that they will not always be happy by the world’s standards.

Fulfilling the desires of the flesh, whatever those might be, may bring a temporary feeling of happiness, but only walking in obedience to God will bring what’s more important, salvation, peace and joy!

Have you become so focused on the things of this earth, that you’ve forgotten what is important to Him? Or have you even taken time to read His Word, and to talk to Him, and you don’t really even know?

Shifting the focus a little to what many of us who read these words are doing, are you more concerned about exposing people’s sin and evil, that you’ve forgotten that Jesus died for these sinful, evil ones too? That He loves them?

John 3:16-17
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.

Expose sin we must, but we are also told to love, and bless our enemies. Do you want them to be saved, or do you want them to be damned to hell? Do we pray the wicked ones we expose will turn to Him? He does!

Matthew 5:44
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.

Ezekiel 33:11
As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live.

Fleshly desires seek happiness, pleasure, to see the wicked fall and be punished, to see prosperity for ourselves, and even our Country, and to have every lust of the flesh, and eyes satisfied!

But we are told not to seek these things, but to seek the things that are above!

Colossians 3:1-2
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

God will have His justice, sinners will fall, vindication will come at His hand, but we must have His heart, and His eyes, for this very brief time we’re on this earth.

Ask Him today, to refocus you, to let you see things and people from His perspective!

Let your days that remain be spent on things with eternal value, and your desire be to hear Him say to you, well done good and faithful servant!
#EyesOnHim #LookUp

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