Best Verse: Psalm 113:3 “From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the Lord is to be praised.”
FROM SUN UP TO SUN DOWN
This verse in Psalm 113 is pretty clear. We are to praise the Lord all day, every day. From the time the sun rises until the sun sets we are to have our minds on Him. From the time our eyes open until we shut them at night, we should have our focus on Him.
Is that possible? How do you do that? I do not believe we are to be on our knees all day. We can’t spend every awake moment in a perpetual state of worship. We would be so heavenly minded we wouldn’t be any earthly good. But we can measure all our words and thoughts through Him. We can bring His Word to remembrance as we converse with others throughout the day.
TEACHING MOMENT
What a sweet concept to teach our children. If we can get them, at an early age, to keep their minds on the Lord Jesus each day, most of the issues they will face will be much easier. Notice I said much easier, not easy. God does not promise us a bed of roses, contrary to what many believe. My brother-in-law used to say, “The Christian life isn’t for sissies.” LOL.
But, man oh man, when we have our eyes on Him, it does all make sense. He will reveal to us, when we are ready, why He allows all things to come our way. He is constantly preparing us for eternity. He is chiseling off the big chunks of self and sandpapering the rough edges. When the Master Builder gets through with us, all others see is Jesus. Don’t you want that for your child?
How about you, though? Are you willing to focus your attention on Him? What might you have to give up each day to do that? I just returned from a two week trip overseas where I did not have access to television. I did not miss it one bit. But just after a couple of days home, I find myself drifting back into the habit or sitting and watching eternally void programs. I am committing to stop that today.
I know my time, no I should say His time, is much more valuable than tv time. I am not going to be legalistic about it, but I am going to be more frugal. I want to give more of myself to Him, so I will become more like Him. I already have ALL of Him. He just can’t disclose Himself fully until I am willing to let go of stuff.
A Moment In Time 