4.6.15

 
Devotional for Wednesday, April 6, 2016
“Keep Your Gaze On Him”
 
by Dona Hake
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Today I was in prayer and as I was reading, I saw something that really touched my heart. Recently I shared that I purchased a devotional just for children, I love the many truths that it shares in such a childlike way. There was a statement made on one of the pages that I want to share with you. I believe it will touch your heart.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The particular truth was that we as children of God need to keep our gaze on Him and only peek at our problems. What does this mean for us? It means that we need to spend more time thinking about who He is and what He can do for us according to His Word. This is the secret of living in peace and joy in the Lord! Human tendency will be to dwell, and focus on our problems and circumstances around us. Really this is what worry is all about. We begin to go over and over in our minds the existing conditions and problems that surround us.   The more we do this, even the smallest of things become magnified, and the devil uses this to keep our eyes of our Savior.    The Lord simply does not want us to live in such a way.
 
 
 
 
look up for he is your god
 
 
 
 
 
As we set our gaze upon Him and so to speak peek at our problems, we will keep our focus on staying in the presence of the Lord. The Lord does not desire that we act like we do not have problems but rather continually keep our problems in perspective to the power of the living Word within us. As we stay in His presence we will be filled with joy and the joy will bring us strength.
 
 
 

Nehemiah 8:10

“Today is a holy day to the Lord, don’t be sad.

The joy of the Lord will make you strong.”

 
 
 
2 Samuel 22:29
“Lord you give light to my lamp.
The Lord brightens the darkness around me.”
 
 
 
Thank God He gives us oil for our lamps!   This reminds me that I need to come before the Lord whether things are going good or whether  things are going bad and present to Him my lamp that He may fill it with the oil that I need for my day.  The oil that I need for my lamp is the provision He promises to give me as I trust in Him every day that I live. His oil of provision  will cause my lamp to shine and bring brightness to the path that I need to walk.
 
 
 
Proverbs 4:18    “The way of the good person
is like the light of dawn. It grows brighter
and brighter until it is full of daylight.