A Bad Outlook or A Perfect Uplook?

If you’ve read the newspaper, watched the TV or listened to the radio lately, you’ve probably come away with the same conclusion that many of us in our society hold to…

THINGS DON’T LOOK GOOD AND THEY’RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GET BETTER ANYTIME SOON…..

It seems that a lot of people have that point of view. Me? Well, I’m not a pessimist, but rather a realist and I would have to concur with that kind of thinking; however, I am a child of God, so I’m looking forward to the days that lie ahead.

You see each day that passes brings me one day closer to my Lord’s return….and as a Christian, I am told in the Scriptures “to long for the day of the Lord’s return.”

So I may beset with bad news, rising prices, shrinking dollars and the like; but my destiny is not tied to the stock market or a job or the ebb and flow of good or bad times….My future is tied to an event…even greater, it is tied to someone who has promised He’s coming back for me.

All through the Old and New Testament, we are told to look up. David announced in his Psalms that he would “look unto the hills from whence cometh our help” and the gospel writer Luke tells us to “Look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”

The best example of misdirected vision is the apostle Peter and his ill-fated attempt to walk to Jesus on the angry waves. His faith spurred him to step out of the boat …and for the moments that he kept his eyes on Jesus, ALL WAS WELL! It was only when he began to look down at the waves and the circumstances that surrounded him that he began to sink.

The same is true for each of us in these dark and tumultuous times….we can wring our hands and worry that things are only going to get worse …or we can lift up our heads and focus our gaze on the one who gave His all to redeem us and has promised He is coming again.

As Christians we are not just looking forward to something happening …rather we are looking for Someone to come…the blessed Son of God.

So today, put on your spiritual specs and restore your perfect vision of who you are and to whom you belong. Forget the circumstances that surround you and lift your head and look up to see the Savior’s face. Remember, when the outlook is bad …the uplook is always PERFECT!!!!

Looking and Longing for Him,

WPQ

Poem for today:

When life’s full of disappointments

And no one seems to care;

Just life your eyes toward heaven …

See the Savior waiting there.

For in life’s travels you might see

Just one pair of footprints in the sand.

Remember then, He carried you

In the palm of His nail-scarred hand.

WPQ @1999