I really LOVE today's "Grace Inspirations" by Joseph Prince! What a great take and sound admonition!
DON’T BE DUST-CONSCIOUS
Luke 13:11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit
of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise
herself up.
Imagine being bowed over for 18 years. All you would see is the
dust on the ground. That was the predicament of the woman in Luke 13. Dust was
all her eyes fell on, all the time, everywhere she went, until she became
dust-conscious. Thank God she finally saw the beautiful feet of Jesus, who
brought her good news and raised her up.
Now, dust is the devil’s food. The Bible tells us that God
cursed the devil to eat dust all the days of his life. (Genesis 3:14) Dust
represents death. (Genesis 3:19) The devil wants you to be like him—to fall
flat on your belly, crawl and eat dust. To eat dust is to feed on your
shortcomings and lack, until you constantly feel that there is so much in your
life that you need to clean up. You may not be physically bowed over, but like
the woman, you become dust-conscious and life every day is a struggle.
Having a dust-consciousness also affects the way you see others.
You look at people’s faults all the time. You point out their shortcomings and
rake up their past failures. When you are dust-conscious, you find your
relationships robbed of peace and joy.
And if you, like the woman, keep looking at the dust, before
long, that inward position of dust-consciousness becomes so entrenched that you
become the devil’s food because dust is what he eats. God’s Word describes him
as being like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. (1 Peter 5:8)
If you don’t want to be devoured by him, then lift your eyes
above the dust! Instead of looking at your failures, look to Christ who has
delivered you from every defeat. See yourself the way God sees you—righteous
and holy in Christ. (Colossians 3:12; 2 Corinthians 5:21) You are not dust
because you are not in and of the flesh—you are in and of the Spirit. (Romans
8:9)
My friend, the more you realize who you are in Christ, the more
you will straighten up and walk the way God sees you—a new creation with His
authority, power and overcoming Spirit!
Thought For The Day: Instead of looking at your failures, look to Christ who
has delivered you from every defeat.
AMEN! We were NOT made to crawl in the dust with the devil and his demons! WE were set on high by the One, True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible! WE are seated in heavenly places IN HIM! Let's keep OUR eyes looking UP into the face of JESUS and the devil will never win another battle with us! AMEN! Here is Hillsong Young and Free with "Brighter":
Shalom in Him!
