Seeing God

Isaiah was both a prophet and priest, a man whose life was marked by service to God and the spiritual leadership of His people.  And yet, "In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple" (Isa 6:1).  

In some way, it was not until King Uzziah died that Isaiah saw The Lord or was able to see Him in a deeper or more glorious sense.  It is likely that Isaiah, who served close to King Uzziah, was preoccupied with that responsibility, which kept him from more clearly seeing The Lord  

Perhaps this thought rings true for you.  Maybe you're time, energy and focus are all but completely consumed by the fact that you are a single, working mom.  Possibly you have been promoted to a position that requires you step up your game to a level that exhausts whatever reserves you had before.  You could be struggling with or feeling overwhelmed with life in general or any number of specifics.  The point is that your concern with your physical life has trumphed your spiritual.

It is completely understandable but completely wrong because the physical is such a tiny part of your existence and lasts for only a moment in comparison to the spiritual.  Also, the power to deal with and overcome the physical is found in the spiritual but not the other way around.  The Word of The Lord is quite clear in saying, "Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added to you as well" (Matt 6:33).

Is it time for you to look past the struggle of life to the Source of life, beyond the pain of existence to the Power to exist?  If not now, then when?  When will you look up from the grind that ties you down to the God who lifts you up?  Jus' Askn.