Prophetic Word 2024 - Day 33: Don’t look at worthless things.

“The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”

Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭22‬-‭24‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Have you ever watched someone using a laser pointer to play with a cat? They move the laser pointer all around and the cat goes running after its light. Of course, the cat never catches the light they are running after as it has no substance.

Sadly, the phenomenon of running after something that can never be caught (or if it can be caught, provides no true satisfaction) is not limited to curious cats.

Indeed, many people order their lives by following one “shiny object” after another. Yes, most things grabbing our attention, are rarely of any substantive use or benefit. Indeed, they are worthless, at best. In fact, shiny objects can lead one into destruction.

It was the springtime, the time when kings went out to battle. But instead of going out to battle, David stayed home in Jerusalem, sending Joab and the armies out to battle without him. And, staying home rather than going out to battle, would cost David dearly.

“It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful. And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, "Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?"“

‭‭2 Samuel‬ ‭11‬:‭2‬-‭3‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Yes, David, would have that shiny object brought to him, resulting in a pregnancy and the murder of a righteous man.

Ironically, the same David, makes a strong statement against allowing his eyes to look on what is worthless or evil (or with evil intent).

“I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. A perverse heart shall be far from me; I will know nothing of evil.“

‭‭Psalm‬ ‭101‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Allowing something to divert our gaze from what is right, toward what appeals to the flesh, always ends in disaster.

Now, look around you. You’ll see people gazing at their smart phones. It’s easy to observe that they are intensely scrolling, as though hypnotized. And, whereas that per se may already be a total waste of time, people often are looking at that which is evil, unholy, provocative, definitely not expedient.

So, we may look at that cat frantically trying to catch the laser light, or marvel at people staring at an object in their hand as though their life depends on it, and see the humor in what the cat is doing, or the futility in what the phone-watchers are doing, yet, be unknowingly doing the very same thing! Truth is, when you’re stunned by something, you are drawn to it without considering the benefit or danger.

In Psalm 119 we see the psalmist requesting the ability to look away from what is worthless in order to see the things of God and the way in which he should go.

“Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.“

‭‭Psalm‬ ‭119‬:‭37‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Make no mistake, we gravitate toward what we are looking at. In order to go in the right direction, we must be looking in the right direction. And, in order to continue going in the right direction, we must not allow ourselves to be captured by worthless, shiny objects.

“Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.“

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭4‬:‭25‬-‭27‬ ‭ESV‬‬

In our opening scripture, we see Jesus talking about the need to have a single eye. The “single” eye is one that is only looking at one thing and is seeing it clearly.

Now, the truth is, the right object on which to set our eyes, is a Person.

We’ll talk more about this tomorrow.

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!

#resolveforhim