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Pentecost 69 Zeroing in On Life
Pentecost 69 Zeroing in On Life
Are you easily distracted? When you are involved in a discussion do your eyes roam to other people and what they may be doing? Do you hear what people are saying, really saying, when talking to them? Do you tend to drift when you pray? If you are studying do problems pop up in your mind and they take over? Do you have a problem staying focused? Do you think frequently about ’shoulda-coulda-woulda’s’ with guilt following, the old ‘kick-yourself’ thoughts? Everyone does all of these. It is part of the human response to the unknown, to the insecure heart and the tempter’s attempt to sidetrack who you really are in the Lord.
David was no different than the rest of us in that regard. That part of his nature was summed up in his reaction when he was notified his son Absalom had been killed, “And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son! (2Sam.18:33).”
But David did not wallow in self-pity or remorse. He knew he had God who was with him and who forgave him even at the worst moments of his fallenness. He was resolved that God would not only be there for him but would strengthen him to lead and be the man and king for God and his people.
When Israel had drifted from God they became involved in the practices of their outside world. They lost their focus. They were defeated by the Philistines who then took the Ark of the Covenant. When the Philistines experienced the wrath of God because of that they gave up the Ark and left it in a remote forest village. God let it stay there for twenty years until there was a general recognition among the people of their abandonment of Him.
David led a search for the Ark until it was found. “1 And they did. The men of Kiriath Jearim came and got the Chest of GOD and delivered it to the house of Abinadab on the hill. They ordained his son, Eleazar, to take responsibility for the Chest of GOD.
2 From the time that the Chest came to rest in Kiriath Jearim, a long time passed—twenty years it was—and throughout Israel there was a widespread, fearful movement toward GOD.
3 Then Samuel addressed the house of Israel: "If you are truly serious about coming back to GOD, clean house. Get rid of the foreign gods and fertility goddesses, ground yourselves firmly in GOD, worship him and him alone, and he'll save you from Philistine oppression (1 Samuel 7:1-3 The Message)."
It was at this point David wrote Ps.132 in which, “2 He swore an oath to the LORD and made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob: 3 "I will not enter my house or go to my bed- 4 I will allow no sleep to my eyes, no slumber to my eyelids, till I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."
You see, every day holds the moments of distractions for the heart. Every moment is a moment of life. Every moment is a heart moment. Every instant is an opportunity to find a home for the Lord. Remember when Jesus said that the Son of Man had no place to lay His head? All of the time we have on this earth is a heart time, a time for the heart. Can we be single-minded as David was in His resolve to make a home for the Lord God in our heart regardless of the distractions? Can we make every conversation a home for God without being distracted?
When you consider Jesus was single-minded about going to Jerusalem and the Cross, what He did along the way was to teach, preach, heal and drive out evil as part of His focus. All of His life; who He was, what He was, what He did and how He did it, was Cross-centered. He simply asks us to do the same, to take up our cross in every moment and follow Him. He will use that moment. He will live in that moment. He will reveal His Spirit in that moment and life, real life, will happen. “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Prov.4.23.
Stay tuned…….
Are you easily distracted? When you are involved in a discussion do your eyes roam to other people and what they may be doing? Do you hear what people are saying, really saying, when talking to them? Do you tend to drift when you pray? If you are studying do problems pop up in your mind and they take over? Do you have a problem staying focused? Do you think frequently about ’shoulda-coulda-woulda’s’ with guilt following, the old ‘kick-yourself’ thoughts? Everyone does all of these. It is part of the human response to the unknown, to the insecure heart and the tempter’s attempt to sidetrack who you really are in the Lord.
David was no different than the rest of us in that regard. That part of his nature was summed up in his reaction when he was notified his son Absalom had been killed, “And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son! (2Sam.18:33).”
But David did not wallow in self-pity or remorse. He knew he had God who was with him and who forgave him even at the worst moments of his fallenness. He was resolved that God would not only be there for him but would strengthen him to lead and be the man and king for God and his people.
When Israel had drifted from God they became involved in the practices of their outside world. They lost their focus. They were defeated by the Philistines who then took the Ark of the Covenant. When the Philistines experienced the wrath of God because of that they gave up the Ark and left it in a remote forest village. God let it stay there for twenty years until there was a general recognition among the people of their abandonment of Him.
David led a search for the Ark until it was found. “1 And they did. The men of Kiriath Jearim came and got the Chest of GOD and delivered it to the house of Abinadab on the hill. They ordained his son, Eleazar, to take responsibility for the Chest of GOD.
2 From the time that the Chest came to rest in Kiriath Jearim, a long time passed—twenty years it was—and throughout Israel there was a widespread, fearful movement toward GOD.
3 Then Samuel addressed the house of Israel: "If you are truly serious about coming back to GOD, clean house. Get rid of the foreign gods and fertility goddesses, ground yourselves firmly in GOD, worship him and him alone, and he'll save you from Philistine oppression (1 Samuel 7:1-3 The Message)."
It was at this point David wrote Ps.132 in which, “2 He swore an oath to the LORD and made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob: 3 "I will not enter my house or go to my bed- 4 I will allow no sleep to my eyes, no slumber to my eyelids, till I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."
You see, every day holds the moments of distractions for the heart. Every moment is a moment of life. Every moment is a heart moment. Every instant is an opportunity to find a home for the Lord. Remember when Jesus said that the Son of Man had no place to lay His head? All of the time we have on this earth is a heart time, a time for the heart. Can we be single-minded as David was in His resolve to make a home for the Lord God in our heart regardless of the distractions? Can we make every conversation a home for God without being distracted?
When you consider Jesus was single-minded about going to Jerusalem and the Cross, what He did along the way was to teach, preach, heal and drive out evil as part of His focus. All of His life; who He was, what He was, what He did and how He did it, was Cross-centered. He simply asks us to do the same, to take up our cross in every moment and follow Him. He will use that moment. He will live in that moment. He will reveal His Spirit in that moment and life, real life, will happen. “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Prov.4.23.
Stay tuned…….
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