“How long will this people spurn me? How long will they not trust me,
Despite all the signs I have performed
among them?
Numbers 14:11
There was a song
we used to sing as we gathered together in the McLaren’s living room where we
met every week as a fellowship of followers of Jesus.
“I’ve seen the
Lord come through, time and, and time, and time again.” We sang that song because it was true in all
of our lives. But sometimes it’s easy to
forget how faithful God really is. So it
was a good thing to sing, to bring that truth back into our hearts, minds, and
souls.
The whole earth is
filled with the life Presence and glory of God.
All of His invisible attributes, and His eternal power and divinity are
on display 24/7. He speaks loud and
clear so He is able to be understood and perceived by ALL. In the end I have no excuse for not knowing,
loving, and obeying God…no excuse.
If I don’t see God
in all things, it is my state of mind, my lack of vision, or my inability to
hear that are the culprits. I fill my
mind with frivolous things; I allow it to be distracted with trivial matters;
my eyes are clouded by the illusions of the world; my ears are clogged with the
senseless chatter that fills the air space all around me.
It is east to get
over saturated with the artificial and empty offerings of the world and miss
the substantial and sustainable gifts from God.
The insurmountable demands of living my life cry out loudly at times. In making a living I miss the things that
make my life real and make sense. True
life gets lost in the debris and withers away, leaving only a dried out,
neglected soul. It’s like the Israelites
walking in the desert for forty years, complaining and looking at their day to
day woes rather than seeing all that God has done and continues to do for
them. Because they refused to see what
God was doing they ended up never reaching the destination that was waiting for
them, the promised land of rest, where they were destined to live eternally. God was clear and gave them all they needed,
so they were without excuse.
I don’t want to
end up missing all that God has for me because my mind, eyes, and ears are filled
with anything else other than God and His promise for me. I have lived long enough to sing that song in
all truth. I have seen the Lord come
through, time and time, and time again.
His Presence and His promise are true and those are what I want to keep
strong in my mind, eyes, ears, and soul.
This reminds me of another song we used to sing as we gathered together.
“Turn your eyes
upon Jesus; look full in his wonderful face.
And the things of
earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of
his glory and grace.”
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