Are you looking? In His
Word 1-2-17
So teach us to number our days,
That we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:14
That we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:14
In the second chapter of
Acts we can read about how the Holy Spirit came upon the people in the upper
room. They did not stay there but they went out to the town around them and
beyond. We all probably know about the fact that the holy spirit came on them
like tongues of fire and all, and they spoke in ‘unknown tongues’. Thinking on
this today I realized that not only did some people look at them and think they
were drunk but that those who were full of the Spirit were looking to see that
the other people were looking , and wanted to know what was going on. We know
this because Peter addressed the crowd.
On the day of
Pentecost all the believers
were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven
like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were
sitting. Then, what
looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. And everyone
present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages,
as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability. At that time there were devout Jews
from every nation living in Jerusalem
If they had not been
seeking, or looking to God for direction the Apostles would not have received
the gift that day.
If the onlookers had not
been looking on; they would not have known the truth and been set free.
“People
of Israel
Teaching us
that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly,
righteously, and godly, in this present world; looking for
that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour
Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all
iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good
works. Titus 2:12-14
And as it is appointed unto men once to
die, but after this the judgment: so Christ was once offered to bear the
sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time
without sin unto salvation. Hebrews 9:27-28
When we live our daily lives we need to be looking for guidance in His
Word. We need to be looking for hope, in His Word, and we need to be looking
for healing, in His Word. He has written it, or rather had it written, so that
we could grow closer to Him and to know what to do in life’s most horrible
times as well as great times; but we must look for it!
Then once we have the good Word in us we need to look for someone to
share it with. It is not given to us to just keep it to ourselves, we need to
be looking for others who need to know the truth and be set free to worship
Christ Jesus.
We also need to be looking within us to see what we need to change.
So it’s sort of like a three point system;
1-
Look to God and His Word.
2-
Look to ourselves as to what we can change from what we
learned in His Word.
3-
Look to others and help them to look to God and seek change
and so on, and so on.
So what are you looking for today? Peace? Hope? Love? Guidance?
Look it up in the Concordance and study to show yourselves approved by
God and then you will find what you need, I can almost guarantee that you can
find the direction you need to find the answers you are looking for; In His
Word!
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for giving us the Word to study, to look
to when we need to know what You would do, or would have us do in our daily
lives. Help us to show others where to look to follow after You in Jesus’ name,
amen.
Want to read some more? John 1:1-51, John4:1-54, and Hebrews 12:1-29.
