Is Your Ability to See God Blinded?
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Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things . . . —Isaiah40:26
The people of God in Isaiah’s time had blinded their minds’ ability to see Godby looking on the face of idols. But Isaiah made them look up at the heavens;that is, he made them begin to use their power to think and to visualizecorrectly. If we are children of God, we have a tremendous treasure in natureand will realize that it is holy and sacred. We will see God reaching out to usin every wind that blows, every sunrise and sunset, every cloud in the sky,every flower that blooms, and every leaf that fades, if we will only begin touse our blinded thinking to visualize it.
The real test of spiritual focus is being able to bring your mind and thoughtsunder control. Is your mind focused on the face of an idol? Is the idolyourself? Is it your work? Is it your idea of what a servant should be, or maybeyour experience of salvation and sanctification? If so, then your ability to seeGod is blinded. You will be powerless when faced with difficulties and will beforced to endure in darkness. If your power to see has been blinded, don’t lookback on your own experiences, but look to God. It is God you need. Go beyondyourself and away from the faces of your idols and away from everything elsethat has been blinding your thinking. Wake up and accept the ridicule thatIsaiah gave to his people, and deliberately turn your thoughts and your eyes toGod.
One of the reasons for our sense of futility in prayer is that we have lost ourpower to visualize. We can no longer even imagine putting ourselves deliberatelybefore God. It is actually more important to be broken bread and poured-out winein the area of intercession than in our personal contact with others. The powerof visualization is what God gives a saint so that he can go beyond himself andbe firmly placed into relationships he never before experienced.
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Authorized By The Oswald Chambers Publications Association, Ltd.My Utmost for His Highest Daily Devotional is provided by RBC Ministries©2009 RBC Ministries—Grand Rapids, MI 49555-0001------------ --------- -------
"There is no other way under the heavens! Learning how to trust, andcontinuing to trust in God is the only way to get ready for the thingswe're not ready for. Have you NOT learned that vital personal lessonyet?"
Anyone can offer the leftovers. Only those who love God more than anything elsewill serve up the very best for Him. —Joe Stowell
“Take up thy cross and follow Me,”I hear the blessed Savior call;How can I make a lesser sacrificeWhen Jesus gave His all? —Ackley
No sacrifice we make is too great for the One who sacrificed His all.
"a merry heart doeth good like a medicine" Prov 17:22
