Psalms 132:1-5 (ESV Strong's)
Remember, O Lord, in David's favor,
all the hardships he endured,
how he swore to the Lord
and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
“I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
I will not give sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
until I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
Subject: Focus on God
There is much in this life for us to be focus upon. We can certainly focus on sports. Our country is obsessed with sport ... at every level. We could focus on the political world around us ... depressing, but certainly a main focus of our world, today. We could focus on our families. That is almost a religion to some. There is much in this world to catch our focus. In King David's day much of the same existed. David could have had a number of areas of interest and focus. In fact, his sin with Bathsheba shows his focus on sex. That, too, is a main focus or our society. With all these life distractions we have our choice each day were our focus will center. In the above passage, King David gives us the ultimate focus. David is concerned about where God will reside in his midst. He actually endured "hardships" in his pursuit of a place for God to dwell on earth. Jerusalem will be the place where God dwell. David swears to give no sleep to his eyes until he makes this happen. Imagine that type of focus on a daily basis. Our focus ought to be such that we have God at the center of our lives in the same way as David. We get so distracted in life. God at the center of our lives is the reason we were created. Giving God our full attention, fully throughout our day, every day is how we are designed to live. All the rest is just noise.
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