Bible Blog Post - Saturday, June 5th

Michael Polak Blog Post

June 5

2 Samuel 23:24-24:25

Acts 3:1-26

Psalm 123:1-4

Proverbs 16:21-23

Keeping our eyes on the Lord

Psalm 123 is beautifully written, and though it is short it gets right to the point. I personally appreciate the reminder that we should be focusing on the Lord, giving everything to Him, and trusting Him with our lives. But it also reminds me of the first commandment we got from Jesus. It says in Matthew 22:37-38 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind." This is the greatest and most important command.

Sometimes it is so easy to get distracted by life and you might not even realize that you may be focusing on something else besides Jesus. It may have something to do with trying to start a new relationship and giving all your attention to your partner, or maybe you're just focused on a project for work, or you just have way too much going on in life that you can't seem to sit down and read your Bible, or even attend church on Sunday. Whatever your excuse may be, that is exactly that, just an excuse. An excuse to not be giving your attention to the Lord focusing on Him and staying in His presence. Look to Jesus to guide you through this life, be like the apostles were, and make yourself a slave to Christ, serve Him with all your heart and might, and when we fall to always look up to Him for mercy.

So next time you're going through stormy waters, whether it's financial, emotional, physical, whatever the problem may be, give it to God, look to him, and focus on Him. Love Him with all your mind and soul, even if you get scorn from the arrogant and contempt from the proud. The world may call us fools for trusting in God, and that's OK with me! I would rather be a fool for God because the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's eyes.