Waiting Eyes
Isaiah 40:31: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Hebrews 12:1: Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Psalms 25:15: Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
Psalms 141:8: But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
This devotional entitled Waiting Eyes was written by Evangelist Wil Rice. You too may receive his free devotionals from firstlight@billriceranch.org.
You can tell a lot by who gets the eyes in any given situation. For instance, if you are in a group of people, many times one person will command the attention of the whole group when he speaks. Everyone in the group defers to the person speaking; and in a sense, everyone suspends what they are doing or saying to hear what one person has to say. Do you know what I am talking about?
I*ve found that my dog, Breck, regardless of what else is going on or who else is speaking, will listen to my voice. Through much training, Breck knows that when I speak, she had better give me her eyes! I think about my dog when I read Psalm 123. The psalmist says, *Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto their masters . . . so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.*
A servant looks to his master*s hand for pretty much everything! Do you look to the Lord? We should look to God in dependence for our needs and His direction in our lives. As Psalm 123 says, your eyes should *wait upon the Lord.* My dog has eyes that wait on me. Ask any cowboy about the eyes of his cowpony, and he will tell you a useful horse has eyes that wait on the guy in the saddle.
Today, if life seems out of focus, it may be that you are looking to the wrong person. When you have a need, to whom do you look? Maybe you are looking too low! Look up to your Master. Strive to have *waiting eyes* that look to the Lord in every aspect and moment of your day.
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