January 21 (John 21:21-22)
When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus,
“Lord, what about this man?” Jesus said to him, “If it is my will
that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!” (ESV)
You want guidance from God, but can’t seem to hear His
voice. You want to believe in His
promises, but struggle do so. Do you
want to know why? It’s because you have
every noisemaker in your soul turned up to full volume. Think about it. How many times does someone in your family
complain that someone else is not listening?
How can they with the TV, radio, and computer blaring?
One of the loudest and most distracting noises for me is the
voice that says, “What about this man?”
It is the voice that draws my attention to what someone else has and
makes me question God’s provision for me.
It is the voice that calls out the suffering of others and makes me
doubt God’s love. I absolutely love how
Jesus responded when Peter was distracted by that same voice. “What is that to you? You follow me!”
God constantly snaps His fingers as if we were fidgety children
in class. It is as if He is pointing at
his eyes and saying, “Hey! Over
here! Pay attention!” If you want to hear from Him, if you want to
live a life built on solid trust in His promises, You have to stop looking at
this and listening to that. You must
regularly shut out the world and focus on Him.
Lord, You know I love You, but You also know how easily distracted I can become. Help me develop habits of stillness that will allow me to focus on You. In the name of Jesus, Who kept His eyes on You even while hanging on the cross, amen.
Copyright © 2018 by Steven R. Perkins
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