Look to Me, and be saved . . . —Isaiah 45:22
Do we expect God to come to
us with His blessings and save us? He says, “Look
to Me, and be saved
. . . .” The greatest difficulty spiritually is to concentrate on God, and His
blessings are what make it so difficult. Troubles almost always make us look to
God, but His blessings tend to divert our attention elsewhere. The basic lesson
of the Sermon on the Mount is to narrow all your interests until your mind,
heart, and body are focused on Jesus Christ. “Look to Me . . . .”
Many of us have a mental
picture of what a Christian should be, and looking at this image in other
Christians’ lives becomes a hindrance to our focusing on God. This is not
salvation— it is not simple enough. He says, in effect, “Look to Me and you are
saved,” not “You will be saved someday.” We will find what we are looking for
if we will concentrate on Him. We get distracted from God and irritable with
Him while He continues to say to us, “Look to Me, and
be saved . . . .” Our difficulties, our trials, and our worries about tomorrow
all vanish when we look to God.
Wake yourself up and look
to God. Build your hope on Him. No matter how many things seem to be pressing
in on you, be determined to push them aside and look to Him. “Look to Me . . .
.” Salvation is yours the
moment you look.
(Taken from Oswald Chambers – “My Utmost
for His Highest” January 22)