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Friday,
September 29, 2023
Our
Amish neighbor
up the road
has a harvest
wagon selling
pumpkins and
gourds grown
on the farm.
We stopped by
and bought
some pumpkins
Wednesday
afternoon and
it's a joy to
see the
children come
out to greet
us.
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"Dimming
the Things Of
Earth"
Message
summary:
The things of
this earth
grow strangely
dim in the
light of His
glory and
grace. The
key is where
we fix our
eyes. May the
Spirit help us
to fix our
eyes on Jesus!
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"But
his delight is
in the Law of
the Lord, and
on His Law he
meditates day
and night"
(Psalm 1:2).
"Therefore,
since we are
surrounded by
such a great
cloud of
witnesses, let
us throw off
everything
that hinders
and the sin
that so easily
entangles. And
let us run
with
perseverance
the race
marked out for
us, fixing
our eyes on
Jesus, the
pioneer and
perfecter of
faith. For the
joy set before
him He endured
the cross,
scorning its
shame, and sat
down at the
right hand of
the throne of
God. Consider
Him who
endured such
opposition
from sinners,
so that you
will not grow
weary and lose
heart" (Romans
12:1-3).
John
R. W. Stott
once admitted
the truth that
many of us
have felt but
failed to
confess:
“The
thing I know
will give me
the deepest
joy – namely,
to be alone
and unhurried
in the
presence of
God, aware of
His presence,
my heart open
to worship Him
– is often the
thing I least
want to do."
Candidly
I identify
with that and
I am sure I am
not alone. The
noise of this
world can be
deafening and
distracting.
And yet it's
hard to break
away from it.
And too
often I really
don't want to.
Consider
the apostle
Paul's
statement in
this regard: "For
what I want to
do I do not
do, but what I
hate I do"
(Romans 7:15).
1)
"What I want
to do I do not
do" I
want to keep a
steady focus
in life on
Jesus.
2) "But what I hate I do" I hate so often getting my focus on the things of this earth.
Just over 100 years ago hymnwriter Helen H. Lemmel wrote:
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
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace
I
first recall
singing it
during our
Bible College
days in the
mid-seventies.
In fact the
one and only
time I lead a
song service
in Bible
College this
was the song
we sang.
(Early on I
learned that
song-leading
was not
my gift)
Today
let us
consider these
lines from the
song.
The
things of this
earth will
grow strangely
dim
In
the light of
His glory and
grace.
What
a great joy to
experience the
things of
earth growing
strangely dim!
This
happens at
various times:
- The times of worship when we gather with others.
- An intentional focus when we hear His Word being preached.
- Times in our personal devotion when we especially sense His presence and the reality of His truth as we read His Word, meditate on Him and pray.
- When we are in nature and especially cognizant of His creation such as David when he declared, "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge" (Psalm 19:1,2).
- Always
seek to keep a
focus on the
eternal
perspective
rather than
the earthly.
Memorize,
meditate upon
and
appropriate
Scriptural
truth that
reinforce this
such as this
one I
memorized
early in my
life but still
need to appropriate!
"You keep
him in perfect
peace whose
mind is stayed
on You,
because he
trusts in You"
(Isaiah 26:3).
The things of
this earth
grow strangely
dim in the
light of His
glory and
grace. The
key is where
we fix our
eyes. May
the Spirit
help us to fix
our eyes on
Jesus!
Be
encouraged
today,
(Hebrews
3:13)
Daily prayer:
Father, even
the world
recognizes the
need to get
apart from the
busyness of
one’s day and
meditate. May
we do so by
fixing our
eyes on Jesus.
I’m so
thankful that
Your ear is
attentive to
my cry and
that Your eyes
are on the
righteous.
Though I may
have many
troubles You
deliver me
from them all
as I wait upon
You. For You
tell me to
wait on You,
be of good
courage, and
You will
strengthen my
heart. I stand
upon that
promise today
in Your name.
Amen.
Stephen
&
Brooksyne
Weber
Daily prayer:
Father, even
the world
recognizes the
need to get
apart from the
busyness of
one’s day and
meditate. May
we do so by
fixing our
eyes on Jesus.
I’m so
thankful that
Your ear is
attentive to
my cry and
that Your eyes
are on the
righteous.
Though I may
have many
troubles You
deliver me
from them all
as I wait upon
You. For You
tell me to
wait on You,
be of good
courage, and
You will
strengthen my
heart. I stand
upon that
promise today
in Your name.
Amen.
Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental
Resources
"Turn
Your
Eyes"
Watch
video on
YouTube
Sovereign
Grace Music
An
Inspiration Of
Song - the
story behind
the song Turn
Your Eyes Upon
Jesus
Watch
video on
YouTube
"Wait
On You"
Watch
video on
YouTube
Elevation
Worship &
Maverick City
"Psalm
5" Watch
video on
YouTube
Maranatha!
Music
Ester's
cake for her
5th year
service
anniversary at
Fuddruckers.
Today I will
be joining her
as she shares
it with her
fellow
workers.
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