At your feet
We live in a world that exalts pride and dependency on self. I
was driving to work on Saturday, and I have quite the Spotify playlist of
Christian music. I was listening to this song called At Your Feet by
Casting Crowns. Just a beautiful song that reminds us of our dependence
on God. We get so caught up in the cares of the world and forget where we
need to be focused. I’m going to share with you the lyrics to this.
“Here at your feet, I lay my past down
My wanderings, all my mistakes down
Here at your feet, I lay this down
Not in my strength, but in yours I’ve found
All I need, you’re all I need
Jesus, Jesus, at your feet
Oh, to dwell and never leave
Jesus, Jesus, at your feet
There is nowhere else for me
Here at your feet, I lay my future down
All of my dreams, I give to you now
And I find peace, I find peace
Here at your feet, I lay my life down
For you my King, you’re all I want now
And my soul sings. “
It’s a song but it’s also a prayer. Get my focus off of me and
back on God.
1 Peter 5:6-7
“So, humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the
right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares
to God, for he cares about you.”
In Luke 11:38-42 there is a story where Mary and Martha had Jesus
over to their house and Martha became distracted by a big dinner while her
sister Mary sat at Jesus feet and listened to him. That’s us moment to moment
day by day. We have choices to make about our focus. There’s a
picture I saw many years back in an Incredible Hulk comic and he’s facing a signpost
with hands on it pointing all directions and it says Crossroads. Are we
choosing to seek God or other things? I get distracted easily by video
games and stress in life and I need to get better with my choices. I need
to be back at his feet. On Father’s Day morning I sent a message to my
dad thinking he was still asleep but he’s a pastor and it was Sunday so of
course he was getting his sermon ready. I want to share this conversation
we had. Why because he reminded me that I still have the tools and the
toolbox for this blog thing that I haven’t done in some time.
“Happy Father’s Day! You once told me something that
all at once humbled me. You said someone asked you if I was going to
be a preacher like you and your response was “If he chooses to I’ve given him
all the tools.” I never even knew I had the toolbox. I
may not always get things right but I’m happy because of the way you raised
me. You taught me to care for the people in my life.”
“Thank you. The only Tool that matters is the Lord Jesus
Christ.
If you don’t have Him nothing matters.”
I don’t do this blog thing because I might be someone
special because I’m not. I do this with my prayer and goal being this “if
just one person draws closer to God because of something I shared then I have
accomplished my purpose.”
This is another reason why I do these videos.
In Isaiah 55:8-11 it says this.
“‘My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts’, says the
Lord. ‘And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For
just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your
ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. The rain and snow come
down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They
cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the
hungry. It is the same with my word. I send it out and it always
produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper
everywhere I send it.”
What that means for Zac is this. I share God’s word
and he does the hard part of changing people’s lives. I can’t do that and
don’t want the responsibility. I simply trust God that His Word will not
go forth without doing what he intended. When people share His Word it
changes people somehow.
Make the choice throughout your day to be at his feet.
