Where Is Your Gaze? Part 4 of 4

I've come to realize that our gaze determines whether we walk in victory or not. The word “gaze” means staring, looking intently and steadily. When we think of our looking upon Jehovah, we can define “ gaze” as, the habitual long, lingering look of awestruck wonder.

David was a God-gazer, so was Elisha, great examples in the Old Testament. David saw the big giant, and his strong army, but he also saw something even bigger. He saw the bigness of God: bigger than any giant, stronger than any enemy, greater than any army. David saw the armies Jehovah Sabaoth command, and he was emboldened. There was no comparison between his God and the uncircumcised heathen, Goliath. Elisha, when surrounded by the enemy, knew that there were more for him than against him. We see their fruitful lives and the authority they wielded because their gaze was right. What about us, today?

I believe there is one primary reason why we are not fervent and consistent in prayer. Our gaze is really not upon God! For example, we have not gazed upon God long enough to even see him as the Omnipotent One with limitless resources, made available to us. Does PS 18 make us leap with joy?

If our eyes are not fixed on God, if we have a penchant, a tendency, of moving our sight from God to circumstances, wavering between healthy life giving feelings and thoughts to deceptive ones, struggling between embracing God’s counsel and the voice of stranger(s) with their unwise, deadly chatter, we'll find ourselves traveling along crooked paths of defeat.
In this four part series, we’ll talk about keeping our eyes riveted upon God, which will determine the outcome of our lives.