1 Corinthians 3: 18 ‘But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.’

DAILY READING Mark 1:1-20; 2 Samuel 2:1-3:1; Daniel 1

The book, ‘To Rule the Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin’ is written by an astronaut who had a close encounter with Jesus. The book is a thrilling account of one of the greatest adventures of all time; man’s journey to the moon. But more significantly, it is also the inspiring story of the author’s journey to faith in the God of the Universe.

James Irwin is the 8th man to ever walk on the moon. He was part of the Apollo 15 mission crew, which made the 4th human landing on the moon. He was also the first person to ever ride a lunar cart, or vehicle on the moon.

Journeying to the moon and seeing the smallness of the earth totally changed his perspective of life. To the astronaut, looking at the planet earth from the outer space, it looked like an insignificant small ball, covered by a big blue blur. That is why astronauts call it the ‘blue planet.’ While on the moon, and 238,000 miles above earth, James felt God’s Presence so strongly that it made him to rethink his relationship with God and led to a fresh commitment to serve God.

After his return from the moon, Irwin rode in a parade through the streets of New York as thousands of people lined the streets to welcome the newly returned astronauts. While looking at all those faces, at that moment God dropped it in his heart that he had a responsibility to mankind to share the Gospel with everyone. And that was exactly what James did. Within a year of his return from space, he resigned from his job at NASA and travelled around the world preaching the Gospel.

Indeed while we are on this earth, it can be easy to lose sight of what truly matters in life. Man is often running after what to eat, drink , wear and build. And yet, it is quite interesting, that looking from outer space one can’t even see the biggest structures on earth. The greatest mansions, best cars or greatest companies are invisible from outer space.

We have to put things in proper perspective. Instead of desiring ephemeral things, let us rather work for the advancement of God’s kingdom. At the end of our lives what will count most will be our input into God’s kingdom, not the cars, houses or acquisitions.

There is a call of God upon our lives to spread the Gospel throughout the earth. The great commission is an assignment before every child of God. It is when you begin to seek first God’s kingdom , that every other thing comes after you.

It is our degree of commitment to seeking God first that determines our ultimate height in the race of life. Destiny is essentially a race of responsibilities. And the utmost responsibility for us is to seek God and His kingdom above everything else. Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by the choices you make. And nothing is more valuable than following God’s will in the journey of life. If you stop seeking God, you start sinking fast, but when you seek God first, everything else falls into place.

And one way we seek God is by focusing on His Word. The more we look into God’s Word, the more our lives are transformed to manifest God’s glory on the earth.

1 Corinthians 3: 18, says: ‘But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.’

It is therefore time to take our eyes off the things that don’t matter in destiny and focus on what really matters, which is the expansion of God’s kingdom. Indeed when soul winning becomes our lifestyle, we keep going from glory to glory. Indeed as we make seeking God our priority, every good thing shall be added unto us.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to focus on seeking You always, which is what matters most in life. Please deliver me from the pursuit of mundane things. Thank You for the grace to make You my greatest priority in life in Jesus Name.

QUOTE

The study of The Word will keep shame and disgrace far from you. WORDBITE 222