Getting Past the Business of Life

Isaiah 40:26

Look up into the heavens. Who created all the stars? He brings them out like an army, one after another, calling each by its name. Because of His great power and incomparable strength, not a single one is missing.

The prophet Isaiah wrote these words to the people of his time because they had turned their attention to idols.  Isaiah was redirecting their focus from their man-made idols to the Creator of all things.  He was testing them.  He wanted them to use their imaginations to find the might, the power and the presence of God Almighty in everything in nature that surrounded them.

So too, we should test ourselves.  Have we replaced God Almighty with our own idols - ourselves, our work, our avocations, our idle time?

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we pray that you take captive our imaginations.  Show us how to get past the business of our lives so that we can enjoy Your presence in all that we do.  Teach us how to praise You in every breath, exalt You in every provision and worship You in every activity.  May we find the essence of who You are in our every high thought.