Our eyes are on the Lord

2nd Chronicles 20

Today we had the opportunity to see an ultrasound of our baby girl. This time we got to see her in 4D, which is awesome because you get to see certain features that you could not in a 3D ultrasound. I had my nephew, Noah with us and it was interesting to see how focused his eyes were on the machine and on Alyssa. Nothing seemed to break him of his concentration on figuring out what in the world was going on. I could say, “Noah, Noah, and maybe even a little louder, Noah!” but no, he was not fazed. 

In this chapter we see Jehoshaphat asking God for deliverance from his enemies because they were going to be surrounding him and attacking him.

Our Eyes are on You!

When you read the prayer of Jehoshaphat you see that he knew how Great God is and how He is in control of everything and even in battle. As the king was honest with God, he said, “I do not know what to do” he knew where to turn. He said in verse 12, “But our eyes are on you.” 

What a great place to be in when you can say that your eyes are on the Lord. It is a scary thing when our eyes are not. In Matthew 14:22-33 we see that Peter walks on water, briefly. He had his eyes on the Lord when he was walking but when he saw the wind, he started to sink. Peter took his eyes off the Lord! When we take our eyes of the Lord we will sink in sin. We will wallow away in the misery of guilt. What a safe place to be in and say, “I do not know what to do, but my eyes are on Jesus.”

I am in a state where I say, “I do not know what to do.” I can try to figure out what to do as this is my nature but the answer is not in myself but in my Lord. Be strong in the Lord. He is our Rock and Fortress. 

End Result

Jehoshaphat encouraged the troops to have faith and trust the Lord as he will show himself to them. God promised them they would not even have to fight. They did not instead God allowed these different armies to fight each other. We don’t know if there was a dispute and then lead to war but all we know is that none were left. The spoil was so much that it took 3 days for them to take all the things of war for their own. God delivered Judah in a way that is miraculous but that was also a way for God to show Jehoshaphat who he is. 

When you go through tough things are your eyes on the Lord? Who do you run to? Who do you go to hear your cries? Who do you go to when it seems like life is closing in on you and you feel like you are going to be squeezed to death? We know we are going to be going through things as the Bible gives us the heads up, but we also know that we are not alone. We are to persevere under these trials and what God is refining in us is for his glory. Our strength is in an awesome, powerful God. As my nephew, Noah had his eyes so focused on what was going on the elements around him could not take away from the focus, may we lean on the Lord with all our attention and focus that nothing in this world can phase us.