Hand in Hand Publication
January 2012
"I SEE"
By Delores Adams, from Michigan
“Take
therefore no thought for the morrow: for the
morrow shall take thought for the things of
itself.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof”
(Matthew 6:34).
Coming
from the direction of church, right on
the corner where I turn right to my
street, is a “psychic house.”
From
the looks of the inside through the
picture windows, they are open for
business day and night.
I often wondered if they got
enough business to pay their utilities,
but apparently they do or they would
have had to close up shop.
I had to sigh to think
that people swap their hard-earned money
for some “fortune teller” to tell them
things that have been surreptitiously
gleaned from their conversation with the
“physic” who takes the information and
weaves the person’s “future” which now
they will try to live up to.
Then my
mind goes to all the witches/wizards
movies and television shows that have
cropped up over recent years.
The ratings are high on these
movies and programs.
Why is that?
People
want to know what is coming tomorrow or
next year and how it will impact their
lives.
The world’s economy is in the
news daily, and mostly it is not
encouraging.
What are we to do to have peace
of mind?
Go to the
psychic, ask the wizard or spend
our days and nights worrying how it will
all end and will we survive these
troubled times?
A new year is beginning; will it
bring better times?
I have
good news!
I know who is in control and who
knows how this world began as well as
the very end of “time” and how it will
all turn out.
“Before the mountains
were brought forth, or ever thou hadst
formed the earth and the world, even
from everlasting to everlasting, thou
art God”
(Psalms 90:2).
We want
to “see” what the future holds.
We desire to have vision through
the misty clouds of the unknown.
How can we make plans that we can
execute successfully if we don’t know
what will come our way and awaits us
tomorrow?
The old adage says that the
“plans of mice and men often go awry.”
A psychic knows no more about
what will come in the future than we do.
But there is one who does know!
“If any of you lack
wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth
to all men liberally, and upbraideth
not; and it shall be given him”
(James 1:5).
If we want to “see” the
Kingdom of God, the answer lies in God’s
Word.“And Jesus answered and said unto
him, “Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
‘Except a man be born again, he cannot
see the kingdom of God”
(John 3:3).
To be in God’s kingdom is to have sight that we can see no other way. To those outside the kingdom of God, it’s a fantasy world, a “pie in the sky.” They look at it with impaired vision. We have to have “kingdom vision” to know that it is very real. Not only is it real, it is an eternal kingdom; and we can be a part of it. How we look at things is very important. Our mind follows our vision, and then our actions go along.
“It is a
proven fact that a person will head in
the direction they are looking.
This
is literally true, as well as
figuratively true.
Stop
and consider for a moment what it is you
spend most of your time “looking” at.
Your
eyes see it, your mind thinks it, your
imagination dwells upon it, your soul
desires it — and eventually you do it….
When everything is going
down, look up.”
From “The
Eyes Lead”
...James Ryle
So what
we “see,” we do.
Whether we see with our mind,
imagination or literally with our eyes,
we are guided to action by what we see.
Jesus taught that to “look” upon
a woman with lust was equal to adultery.
The “look” He referred to was not
a casual one; it was one that the mind
sees and imagination dwells on which
leads to actions.
Conversely, when we keep
our vision clear and upward, our
imagination will be fueled with the Word
of God and produce works worthy of
praise of our Creator.
“Hearken to me, ye that
follow after righteousness, ye that
seek
the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye
are hewn, and to the hole of the pit
whence ye are digged”
(Isaiah 51:1).
seek
the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye
are hewn, and to the hole of the pit
whence ye are digged”
(Isaiah 51:1).When we become perplexed by the daily news and what is happening in our lives, we look to the words of Jesus: “And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh” (Luke 22:28).
May we
keep in mind that “the eyes lead.”
What we gaze upon makes an
impression on our mind, fuels our
imagination
A life lit by the fire of
the Glory of God will be like a city on
a hill that others can look to and “see”
Jesus.
A New Year’s resolution could be: That I may more clearly “see” THE WAY so that others can “see” Jesus in me.
This is a “companion” article to one published January 2012 at Delores’ website, ‘There’s Good News.’ Click below to visit
May God richly Bless you, Delores!
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