WE KNOW BETTER

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”

1 Peter 5:8 KJV

I have a pinball game on my computer that I play to keep my fingers from becoming stiff because of my arthritis.  I know I have to keep my eye on the ball at all times because the minute that I start thinking about something else or I look at something else, the ball goes in the gutter. 

I have mentioned this in several devotions yet I did it again.  I started thinking about something else instead of concentrating on the ball and I lost the ball.  Jesus has told us to be on the alert for the attacks of satan.  We know better than to allow satan a toehold in our life yet we still do it.

Helen H. Lemmel wrote a hymn telling us to keep our eyes on Jesus “Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus”.  We need to do what these words tell us to do.  “Turn your eyes upon Jesus, Look full in His wonderful face, And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, In the light of His glory and grace.”

If you want to be happy and have a life filled with joy and happiness, keep your eyes on Jesus.  I receive emails telling me how wonderful I am because I write devotions.  I thank God that He allows me to tell people about the love of Jesus but I am just a sinner saved by grace.  Keep your eyes on Jesus, not on me.

Heavenly Father, I pray for those who are discouraged, lonely, brokenhearted and going through dark valleys, please comfort and encourage them as You have done for me so many times.  I love You, Heavenly Father, and I appreciate You.  Thank You for the privilege You have given me to serve Jesus.

Joanne Lowe

July 1, 2018