Reach Up

Did you ever hear this saying, “Reach up as high as you can and God will reach down the rest of the way?”  How do we reach up as high as we can?  I think a good start would be to spend quality time with the Lord, praising and thanking Him for who He is and what He is and what He has done and what He is going to do.  Also, thanking Him for how He has blessed you and His continual love and mercy in your life and how patient He has been with you.  Spending time in prayer on a daily basis and also studying His Word and keeping a positive attitude would be a good start.  

Instead of just looking at Him as your Savior, also look at Him as your Lord.  Think of an alcoholic or drug addict, when they need a fix they will do almost anything to get a fix; some have gone as far as killing to get a fix.  They get so desperate they can think of nothing else but the fix they want.  They will lie, cheat, steal, connive and deceive to get a fix.  They will expend time and energy or do whatever it takes to achieve their goal.  What if you had that desire and dedication about being in the presence of the Lord and to feel His presence and His power and His anointing in your life, don’t you think your life would take on a whole different perspective?  

When you get desperate your whole life changes and the things you do and the places you go will also change, along with the things you spend time on.  So many times we get preoccupied with worldly things and we can spend all kinds of time on those things and very little time with the Lord.  We have the music of the world booming in our ears, we are swayed by movies and TV programs and Iphones and different electronic devices; let’s face it, we are falling in love with the world when we spend hours and hours on these things.  Think of this, what if you gave the Lord a quarter of that time, where do you think you might be in a year’s time spiritually?  I am not condemning those things, but I think there has to be a balance in all things in our lives.

Read what the Bible says about loving the things of the world in 1 John 2:15-17, “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the boasting of life—is not from the Father but from the world. The world is passing away along with its desire, but the one who does the will of God abides forever.”

What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?  Do you praise the Lord for another day, for Him keeping the devourer from your door, or do you reach for your Iphone and check your messages?  It seems like many people take their Iphones to bed with them and as soon as they wake up they have to check their messages and also their Face Book accounts.  Is the Lord in competition with these electronic devices?  Be careful, God is a jealous God and He will never take second place to anything or anyone.  Read what it says about this in these verses.                       

Deuteronomy 4:23-24, “Watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the covenant of Adonai your God, which He cut with you, and make for yourselves a graven image in the form of anything that Adonai your God has forbidden you. For Adonai your God is a consuming fire—a jealous God.” I know this is talking about idols but something you spend couldn’t these things be considered idols?

1 Corinthians 6:20, “For you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body.”

2 Corinthians 11:2, “For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I betrothed you to one husband, to present you to Messiah as a pure virgin.”

I know one of these is from the Old Testament and some are from the New Testament, but they show the severity of the situation.  Anything can be a god so be careful to have a balance and don’t put your electronics before the Lord because I am sure that none of us want God’s jealousy to flare up.  I am not trying to discourage anyone, but it seems like many people have lost all sense of control when it comes to worldly things and worldly pleasures and this is a reminder that God needs to be first in your life.

Something to think about and I hope you will take this seriously because it is important, enough said.  May the good Lord bring you back to your first love, if you have forsaken Him!!  Have a super day and may the good Lord bless you and yours!!  Don’t forget to thank and praise the Lord for he is worthy, and do what you can to reach up as high as you can then maybe the Lord will reach down the rest of the way and transform your life!!