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Video Discussion:
- Have you ever found yourself in a place where you weren’t sure how you got there?
- How can we keep our eyes locked with God’s?
- Louie makes focusing seem simple, but it’s not. What are some ways you rise above distractions to keep your eyes in the right place?
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Some Thoughts in Scripture:
But my eyes are upon you, O God, the Lord; in You I take refuge; do not leave my soul destitute (Psalm 141:8).
The writer of these verses (David) spoke quite freely with God, quite frankly, we all should do the same! God is not too interested in flowery words or even long-drawn-out prayers. You see, the Bible tells us that God already knows what we are going to pray before we even ask Him, or and even better yet, He even knows what we need before we even pray to Him. That’s why He’s God and we’re not!
Then why bother to pray, one might ask. Good question, and the answer is simply that God wants to have a real and living relationship with His people! Don’t parents enjoy it when their children ask them for something even though the parents already know what they need? And for parents, one of their greatest joys is to be able to give their children what they asked for. It strengthens the love relationship between the parent and the child, and for me, that’s exactly the same situation with God and why He asks us to pray or talk to Him! He loves to hear us call upon Him and He loves to meet our needs and all this develops and enhances our love-relationship with God! That’s why Jesus taught us in the Lord’s Prayer to begin with “Our Father.” Jesus had such a relationship with God and made a way that you and I can have that same type of living, daily, awesome connection with God, who is “our Father” each and every day and moment of our life!
However, there are times when we don’t know what or even how to pray or talk to God. There are times when nothing is making sense of life, ourselves, work, friends, or whatever, and it’s in this verse above David shares with us a wonderful secret for our Christian life: “My eyes are on You, O God the Lord; in You I take refuge.” Our eyes speak a language all their own. Eyes can give off fear, anxiousness, love, hope, joy and the list goes on and on. In this verse above, David (who is in distress) turns his eyes on God, and God from His vantage point and His love for David, sees the cries in his heart. David then boldly says, “In You I take refuge”! David didn’t try to pray his way out of his distress, but simply turned his eyes, his gaze unto God, His Lord and Saviour! His eyes toward God said everything that needed to be said or done! Sometimes I think we try to pray so hard thinking that the harder we pray, God will hear us better when all we really need to do is to look up—look up to God with our eyes and let Him come to our rescue. “In You I take refuge; don’t leave my soul destitute” (don’t abandon me, God! Help! Don’t let me drown in this situation).
God is all about love and has a father’s heart for His people and those who call upon Him and believe that Jesus is truly the Son of God! God loves you, as ... He really, really does! And because of this love, God’s eyes are always upon us and He is always ready to come to our rescue even when all we can do is to turn our eyes to Him. God reads our eyes very well and knows what we need just by looking into our eyes and hearts!
Let me assure that as a dad, God knows exactly where you and I are at! He knows and cares about your situation! Maybe you can’t even pray and don’t know how to express yourself to God! Again, David give us a simple answer: “My eyes are upon You, O God the Lord....”
Scripture to reflect on through the week…
- Matthew
- John
- Romans 12:2 - John 4:23-24
- I Corinthians 10:31
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