- I love how this paraphrase of the Bible reads, it says "Step out of traffic!"
- Think about traffic...it represents a busy and frustrating place.
- It can be an overwhelming place and a stressful place.
- Traffic is where blood pressure goes up.
- Traffic is place where we get "stuck" unintentionally.
- We know where we want to go but we can't get there, at least not as soon as we would like.
- That can be our lives.
- STUCK...maybe even feeling trapped.
- Unable to break out.
- But the Psalmist says, "Step out of traffic!"
- You can step out of it... you can be Un-Stuck!
- Make the choice today!
- Stop the business.
- Don't let your circumstances overwhelm you.
- Don't let today's pressures dictate your mood.
- Step out of it!
- There is a way out... you've got to change your focus.
- He goes on to say, "Take a long, loving look at me, your High God, above politics, above everything.”
- He is greater than all and above all!
- And it says a "long, loving look."
- That means that you have to stop what you are doing and intentionally change your focus.
- A long loving look means that you are captured by Him, His presence and His power.
- Everything else can stop because of Him.
- You honor Him in that moment.
- And it changes you!
- It changes your mood, your attitude and your focus.
- Look at the verse before it, "Attention, all! See the marvels of GOD! He plants flowers and trees all over the earth, Bans war from pole to pole, breaks all the weapons across his knee."
- And now look at the verse following it, "Jacob-wrestling God fights for us, GOD -of-Angel-Armies protects us.”
- But if you don't intentionally step out of the "traffic" then you will never see all the marvels of God.
- Today, intentionally stop.
- Get Un-Stuck.
- Don't let all of the business capture, but instead, be captured by His presence.
- Make a choice to take a long loving look at God.
- Let Him speak into your life through His word.
- Let His presence break the hard, calloused outer shell of your heart.
- All ow His presence to touch you and heal you.
- Embrace His love fir you today.
- Have a great Wednesday!
"Step out of traffic!" Take a long, loving look at me, your High God, above politics, above everything.” (Psalm 46: 10 MSG)
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