Look This Way by Lorraine Ezell
(Note from Linda: Lorraine’s Coffee Break devotional this morinng is such an important message for everyone standing for marriage restoration, because we all have to choose whether or not we are going to look at the circumstances and problems surrounding us or keep our focus steadfastly on the power and promise of God’s Word! As we know and written about in a previous Seeds Of Faith post, Keeping our Eyes on Jesus; when Peter was walking on the water, he was looking at and obeying Jesus, but the minute he started looking at the storm around him, he began to sink. And that’s the same way it is with us as we stand for our marriages and families! So let’s keep our eyes on Jesus and be blessed and encouraged as we trust and obey Him and see His majesty, glory, power and promises fully manifested in our lives and in the full and complete restoration of our marriages!)
“At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the
Holy One of Israel.” Isaiah 17:7
Have you ever wondered why two cars driving on a straight road with no obstruction and clear visibility would collide with one another? We are told that it’s because they were each looking at the oncoming car and veered in the direction they were looking. When driving, or walking, you will go in the direction you are looking. If you look to the left you will start going to the left. If you look to the right you will start going to the right. If you are looking straight ahead you will go straight. This is a natural principle that holds true spiritually as well. That is why it is so important to be careful where you are “looking”.
The Bible says that Lot looked at the plains of Sodom and went in that direction. After he kept looking at the city of Sodom he wound up going into the city. David looked in the direction of Bathsheba and wound up committing adultery. Lot’s wife looked back at the judgment of Sodom and was judged. The disciples kept looking at Jesus and went in the direction He was going. Jesus looked in the direction of the will of the Father and went in that direction- to the cross.
We must keep looking to the hills where our help comes from. We must keep our eyes on the prize that is set before us. We must keep looking to Jesus the Author and
Finisher of our faith. We must keep looking with expectation for that glorious appearing of our Savior. We must look to the One who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all we can ask or think. We must look at the One who is our hope, our redemption,
our healer, our deliverer, our Savior and our soon coming King. We must keep our eyes off the world, the desires of the flesh, the devices of the enemy, the ways of men. We must keep them upon the Lord, His word, His promises, His will. We must be careful of where we are looking because that’s the direction we will start heading.
Have a great day. If you look at the world you will go the way/direction of the world. If you keep your eyes on Jesus you will go the way/will of the Lord.
Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell, and available online and sent by email free of charge for the asking from About the Master’s Business Ministry, Inc.
So please feel free to call Lorraine at (601) 833-5278 or E-mail her at mastersbusiness@bellsouth.net
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We greatly appreciate and thank Lorraine for her permission to share and reprint her Coffee Break devotionals here to bless and encourage our visitors!