Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in images, song and lyrics from Alan Jackson singing … Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus … poignantly singing of how we as Christians need to focus our attention on our relationship with Christ ALWAYS, especially in times of trouble.
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Highlight Verse[s]: 2Corinthians 4:18 [NLT] ... 18 So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.
… God shows fellow believers how to focus on Christ in the midst of troubles times.
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Highlight Passage [context]: 2Corinthians 4:7-18 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul writes to show fellow Christians how to deal with the trials and tribulations of life.
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Reference Passage : … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] ... 5 Trust in the Lord with ALL your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. 6 Seek His will in ALL you do, and He will show you which path to take.
… When we feel lost, in the midst of trials, we need to trust completely that God is in control, … not trying to control things on our own.
Reference Passage : … Matthew 6:33 [NLT] ... 33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
… Jesus commands us to seek HIM above all else.
Reference Passage : … John 16:33 [NLT] ... 33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
… We WILL have many trials in life; but Jesus shows that He has overcome the world.
Reference Passage : … 1Corinthians 10:13 [NLT] ... 13 The temptations [also translated “tests, trials, troubles, or tribulations”] in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, He will show you a way out so that you can endure.
… Paul shows us that God will make a way … even in the worst of times.
Reference Passage : … Colossians 3:16, … 17 [NLT] ... 16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. … 17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.
… Paul helps fellow Christians to focus solely on Christ with thankful hearts for the grace He has given us.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Estera Pirosca Escobar, expresses the longings of a Christian mother that her family have eyes only for the Lord after having gone thru some horrible times in their lives. … The ODB author wrote: Eternal eyes, [see photo] that’s what my friend Madeline prays her children and grandchildren would have. Her family has gone through a tumultuous season that ended with the death of her daughter. As the family grieves from this horrific loss, Madeline longs for them to be less and less nearsighted—consumed by the pain of this world. And to be more and more farsighted—filled with hope in our loving God.
I’m a grandparent; and I see my kids and grandkids going thru these troubled times; and I can only pray that they learn to take in what Alan Jackson sings in the linked song and what the Scriptures point to above. And that is … that we, who have surrendered out lives to Christ, must believe that He is in total control, … yes, especially in trouble times like these. And I pray that for all reading here today.
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My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh Abba Father, ... thank You, Lord, … for showing me the way to look to You in these trials we’re going thru now.
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... I pray, Lord, that all reading here will join me, … to turn our eyes upon Jesus in these troubled times. Amen
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