Just like the phrase ‘tipping point’ has been going through my mind lately. Another phrase has also been going through my mind.
I have heard it in movies, in sermons and even in articles I have been coming across in the past week.
The phrase is, “Look Up!”
One elderly man taught his grandson this; whenever you come across a problem you can’t fix, look up. The grandson used this insight to help him through several challenging journeys.
However, when I think, look up, I think about what the word of God says about this truth.
I will lift up my eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?
My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth. (Ps 121:1-2)
Unto You I lift up my eyes,
O You who dwell in the heavens.
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters,
As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
So our eyes look to the Lord our God,
Until He has mercy on us. (Ps 123:1-2)
When we face things that we simply do not have the answers for – the Bible teaches us to look up to God – He alone has the answers we need in the moment.
Hebrews 12:2 says, Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
When we look up, we are looking unto Jesus who is the author and finisher of our faith. He is our master, our Lord and as we look to Him, He will lead us and guide us in the way we should go – every time – if we continue to look to Him.
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance. (Ps 42:5)
I love what David says here. He doesn’t allow his heart to remain cast down or to look downward even in times of trouble.
And…when his soul is cast down, he knows exactly what to do.
O my God, my life is cast down upon me [and I find the burden more than I can bear]; therefore, will I [earnestly] remember You from the land of the Jordan [River] and the [summits of Mount] Hermon, from the little mountain Mizar. (Ps 42:6, Amp)
When he becomes discouraged, he simply remembers what God has already done for him.
Sometimes I must do the same thing! I must remind myself how faithful God has been in the past and how He has come through for me in previous seasons.
My friend, I don’t know what you are going through today – but refuse to look down. Remind yourself to LOOK UP – Look unto Jesus! Look up the Lord who made everything you can see around you. Look to your Master and your God. He will move mountains for you. He will perfect all that concerns you – as you continue to look up unto Him. We have His word on it.
