Look Up To God

This phrase, “look up” has come to me several times lately. As I looked back over my past posts, I saw five with the title “Look Up” Each one with a different look at that term. It must be important. When trouble comes our way, we usually tend to look at the trouble and not, “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?” (Psalm 121:1). In Numbers 21, God’s people complained against God in the desert and He sent venomous snakes among them and many died. They repented and God told Moses to, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.” (V. 8). They had to “look up”. Also in our technology infused world, if we don’t know something, we “look up” the answer. Right?  God has the answer, “look up”.

One of my favorite songs, especially as I’m going through this troubled time, is Complete by the Parachute Band from 2000. One of the lyrics says, “So I lift my eyes to you Lord. In your strength will I break through Lord. Again, “look up” to the Lord. A very comforting vision we can see from this and the scriptures is this: Imagine yourself kneeling at the Throne of God with your head down burdened by troubles, repenting and asking for forgiveness. Then you hear a voice from above, “Hey, child, look up here. I love you and I’ll take care of it.” You look up into the loving face of God and see Him smiling back at you, (can you see it?) and all your worries seems to fade away. God then asks you to stand up and offers you, with outstretched arms, a big hug.

In my blog, there’s a post about looking to God. It refers to an old hymn and says, “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.” Same idea, “look up” Go to www.roadrevelations.org and search, “Praise Beside the Path” to read it.

The last “look up” I’ll mention is the most important. Revelation 1:7 says, “Look, he is coming with the clouds,’ and ‘every eye will see Him”. On that day Jesus will appear in the clouds, which are above us, and every eye shall see Him. We will all “look up” at this wonder. Some will be afraid because they haven’t prepared but many will be joyful as they “look up” at Jesus and hear Him calling us up. What a day that will be! Are you looking up? Have you prepared and accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior?