I See Myself a Servant
How do you see God?
Too many Americans see God as life-assistant, helpful friend who gives us a leg up when we are down. Too many Christians want a God who's there "for them" in their hard times, a safety net for when I fail in my plans.
The Psalmist lifts his eyes to God in an entirely different way:
Psalm 123:1–2 (ESV) To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens! 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he has mercy upon us.
The Psalmist sees God as the master of his life. He is facing the taunt of his enemies and turning to God his Lord as the one from whom he needs mercy.
Psalm 123:3–4 (ESV) Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt. 4 Our soul has had more than enough of the scorn of those who are at ease, of the contempt of the proud.
Seeing God in that manner makes us HIS servants not Him ours. And that is how it should be. He is the one ENTHRONED in the heavens. Too many of us see God as buddy. He's not! He's Lord of all and Lord OVER all. He is God!
This Psalm reminds me that how we see God makes a huge impact on how we see ourselves. We look up, not down on God. That means He is who He is and not what we perceive He should be. And believe it or not, that's a much better line of sight.
Because the pressure is off you when you're the servant and God's the Master. Your biggest task from here on out is to TRUST Him, not tell Him what to do. Because if God did everything you ever wanted, your life might just be ruined. Think of the number of prayers God denied giving into your fickle choices. He knows better. You can trust Him.
Lift up your eyes and see yourself a servant.
Too many Americans see God as life-assistant, helpful friend who gives us a leg up when we are down. Too many Christians want a God who's there "for them" in their hard times, a safety net for when I fail in my plans.
The Psalmist lifts his eyes to God in an entirely different way:
Psalm 123:1–2 (ESV) To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens! 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he has mercy upon us.
The Psalmist sees God as the master of his life. He is facing the taunt of his enemies and turning to God his Lord as the one from whom he needs mercy.
Psalm 123:3–4 (ESV) Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt. 4 Our soul has had more than enough of the scorn of those who are at ease, of the contempt of the proud.
Seeing God in that manner makes us HIS servants not Him ours. And that is how it should be. He is the one ENTHRONED in the heavens. Too many of us see God as buddy. He's not! He's Lord of all and Lord OVER all. He is God!
This Psalm reminds me that how we see God makes a huge impact on how we see ourselves. We look up, not down on God. That means He is who He is and not what we perceive He should be. And believe it or not, that's a much better line of sight.
Because the pressure is off you when you're the servant and God's the Master. Your biggest task from here on out is to TRUST Him, not tell Him what to do. Because if God did everything you ever wanted, your life might just be ruined. Think of the number of prayers God denied giving into your fickle choices. He knows better. You can trust Him.
Lift up your eyes and see yourself a servant.
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