“Lift up your eyes to the heavens and see. Who created all these things?” (Isaiah 40:26).
God does not call us to live closed off in small tents of thought or limited faith. He desires to take us outside, as He did with Abraham, and teach us to look to the sky—not just with our eyes, but with our hearts. Those who walk with God learn to see beyond the immediate, beyond themselves. The Lord leads us into spacious places, where His plans are greater than our concerns, and where our minds can align with the greatness of His will.
This applies to our love, to our prayers, and even to our dreams. When we live trapped in a narrow heart, everything becomes small: our words, our actions, our hopes. But when we obey the beautiful commandments of God and open our souls to what He wants to do, our lives expand. We love more, we pray for more people, we desire to see blessings beyond our small circle. God did not create us to live turned inward, but so that we might reflect heaven here on earth.
The Father only reveals His plans to the obedient. If we want to walk with Him, we must leave the tent, lift up our eyes, and live as true companions of the Most High—with wide faith, generous love, and a life guided by the will of God. -Adapted from John Jowett. Until tomorrow, if the Lord allows us.
Pray with me: Lord God, how many times have I settled in the tent, limited by my own thoughts and fears. But today I hear Your voice saying: “Look to the heavens!”—and I desire to go out to where Your purpose calls me.
Enlarge my heart, so that I may love as You love. Enlarge my vision, so that I may pray with intensity and reach lives beyond my own. Give me courage to obey and to walk in spacious places, with my soul turned toward Your will.
Oh, my beloved God, I thank You for taking me out of the tent and showing me the heavens. Your beloved Son is my eternal Prince and Savior. Your mighty Law is the map that guides me to eternal horizons. Your commandments are steadfast stars that light my path. I pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
