Be Thou My Vision

On Friday night I read this great blog from a guy named Mark Lauterbach (click the title to read the post). What he said hit my heart so strongly. I struggle so much to fight my sin (okay...some days I try). But how often I get stuck looking at MYSELF! Not too pretty. In his posting he reminds me to look toward Christ, not myself, in order to deal with my sin.

We need to examine our hearts...are they pure...what is our motivation...this is crucial for any follower of Christ. But oh that that would NOT overshadow Jesus Christ and His perfections.

Then this morning I heard the old hymn...

Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.

2. Be Thou my Wisdom, Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee, Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

3. Be Thou my battle-shield, sword for my fight,
Be Thou my dignity, Thou my delight.
Thou my soul's shelter, Thou my high tower.
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.
4. Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my Treasure Thou art.

5. High King of heaven, my victory won,
May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heav'ns Son!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O ruler of all.

The old truths are STILL the truth!

Matt. 7:13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it.
Matt. 7:14 “For the gate is small, and the way is narrow that leads to life, and few are those who find it.

The only way we STAY on the narrow path after conversion is by CONTINUING to stay focused on Christ. How often we look toward other things...our Bible reading, our service, our giving when all the time the 'secret' is to gaze on Christ being...

2Cor. 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

Look to HIM!