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Discipleship Focus: Up
- Up: Up is the word we use for what we worship. If we are following God’s will, God will occupy the Up position. Our life, our identity, our mission, our family on mission is all derived from Up. This is why God needs to be in our Up position.
Within
this chapter of Isaiah we have a beautiful contrast of the unfaithful and the
faithful. The unfaithful act
treacherously. The unfaithful think that
they can save Jerusalem by making an alliance with Egypt or other human
powers. The unfaithful lead people to
place their hope in other people. On the
other hand, the faithful know that God is their refuge. The faithful know that salvation can only
come from the Lord. The faithful know
that there is only one place where we can truly dwell in security: the Lord.
In order
to see why I chose to focus on Up today, let’s look at what drives the
faithful. In this chapter we hear that
the treasure of the Lord is the fear of the Lord. How are the faithful able to keep their focus
upon God instead of turning to human sources of power and salvation? They fear the Lord. Up starts with a genuine fear of the
Lord. Remember, many places in scripture
we hear that the beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord.
Before
ending today, make sure we truly understand what a fear of the Lord is. A fear
of the Lord doesn’t mean that we are terrified, panic stricken, and unable to
move. A fear of the Lord is a healthy
combination of fear, respect, and awe.
Having fear of the Lord means that we know that God is capable of
judging us but we desire to walk with Him as He goes about His will. Having a fear of the Lord humbly acknowledges
that God is the righteous one and we are better off being a part of His work in
this world.
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