"Lift up your eyes on high, and behold [Him]..." Isaiah 40:26
To paraphrase Baudelaire: be always drunken with God. If you would not be crushed under the weight of circumstances, people, and time itself, be always drunken with God. Lift up your eyes on high and catch a glimpse of Reality so that you may find calm to your confusion. Take your gaze off of the endless noise and chaos of this world and its god and cast your eyes to the Highest. If you would be well, if your would find calm, if your would know peace, then lift up your eyes on high, and behold Him.
Peter got distracted: "Lord, what shall this man do?" (John 21:21) Lord, what about him? Or her? Or this? Or that? Or here? Or there? Or them? Or they? Or it? Jesus responds: "What is that to thee? Follow thou Me." (vs. 22) Why are you distracting yourself with him or her, this or that, here or there, them or they or it? Why are you distracting yourself with the tales of others? My child, I am telling you your story, not their's. Follow Me. Keep your focus on Me. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold Me.
Why are you distracting yourself with this world? Do you not know that it is fading away, and all that is with it will fade with it? Lift up your eyes on high, and behold Him Who is forever. Why are you distracting yourself with your fellow Christians? You make them a stumbling-block for your feet. How careless of you to do so. Do you not know that God is the only standard? We follow Him, to become like Him, and all for His glory. There is no shame in not being the greatest when your aim and desire is Him. From the smallest speck of dust in the remotest corner of space, to the mightiest angel ever to presence the heavens--all that follows Him, that moves to His dance, that are swept up into His will, give Him highest glory in the end. Lift up your eyes on high, and follow thou Him.
"Away from distractions,
To your arms I run,
Let me hide myself in Thee.
Lost to all, found in You..."
-Jon Vowell
To paraphrase Baudelaire: be always drunken with God. If you would not be crushed under the weight of circumstances, people, and time itself, be always drunken with God. Lift up your eyes on high and catch a glimpse of Reality so that you may find calm to your confusion. Take your gaze off of the endless noise and chaos of this world and its god and cast your eyes to the Highest. If you would be well, if your would find calm, if your would know peace, then lift up your eyes on high, and behold Him.
Peter got distracted: "Lord, what shall this man do?" (John 21:21) Lord, what about him? Or her? Or this? Or that? Or here? Or there? Or them? Or they? Or it? Jesus responds: "What is that to thee? Follow thou Me." (vs. 22) Why are you distracting yourself with him or her, this or that, here or there, them or they or it? Why are you distracting yourself with the tales of others? My child, I am telling you your story, not their's. Follow Me. Keep your focus on Me. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold Me.
Why are you distracting yourself with this world? Do you not know that it is fading away, and all that is with it will fade with it? Lift up your eyes on high, and behold Him Who is forever. Why are you distracting yourself with your fellow Christians? You make them a stumbling-block for your feet. How careless of you to do so. Do you not know that God is the only standard? We follow Him, to become like Him, and all for His glory. There is no shame in not being the greatest when your aim and desire is Him. From the smallest speck of dust in the remotest corner of space, to the mightiest angel ever to presence the heavens--all that follows Him, that moves to His dance, that are swept up into His will, give Him highest glory in the end. Lift up your eyes on high, and follow thou Him.
"Away from distractions,
To your arms I run,
Let me hide myself in Thee.
Lost to all, found in You..."
-Jon Vowell
1 comment:
Jon,
I needed this after reading your Denmark note on Facebook. I also needed it when I was discussing denominations with my friend today. I love your heart for God.
Jess
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