Look Unto Him And Be Saved

"Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else." 

Isaiah 45:22

Your search ends here; all the crevices, nooks, and crannies that you have checked that did not produce the results you were looking for can be forgotten… The Lord declares through the prophet Isaiah that if you “Look unto me” you will “be saved…” Simply put, if you aren’t looking to the Lord then you must be looking toward other things…anything other than God is wrong! If you aren’t seeking Him then you must be seeking something else… Wherever you are today and whatever you seek, just know that if your focus is not on the Lord then the emptiness, void, or empty space you seek to fill will never be obtained or resolved… Understanding the call to “Look unto me” today leads me to pose a question as we study this powerful verse; how many times have you tried to figure things out on your own? How many times have you tried to take matters into your own hands just to watch your plan fail or come up short…? Today, through the prophetic book of Isaiah we are reminded of how we obtain success; today we are called to remember how it is that we have life and have it more abundantly, today we are called to remember how it is that even in the worse times or situations we still have a reasonable portion of health, food on the table, a roof over our heads and clothes on our back… 

This passage starts off by saying, “Look unto me…” The reason that our plans have failed or keep coming up short is because they are not derived from the will of God… Isaiah writes this passage at a time when the Israelites were dealing with trials and tribulations, he writes this verse at a time when chaos was running wild and the very core of God’s people was being tested and shaken… Understanding what transpired in the lives of the children of God leads me to another realization as it pertains to hardships and focus… As a child of God, we often think that we will not endure hardships or suffer the consequences of our actions; however, the bondage, turmoil, and pain that the Israelites endured were because of their disobedience and bad choices (they decided not to look toward the Lord)… The more you look toward things and not the Lord, the more and more your life begins to spiral out of control and you pave the way for a bigger gap between you and your divine destiny… Knowing this simply teaches us that when we look in another direction we are setting ourselves up for failure… Notice that the passage then says, “…and be ye saved…” When we look to God, we not only are promised to have eternal life, but He will lift us out of the muck and mire that we are currently in and plant our feet on solid ground… It doesn’t matter where you are today, His love, grace, mercy, and compassion can reach “all the ends of the earth…” 

ALL FOR HIS GLORY!