Over the past week I have been thinking a lot about a few points from this past Sunday’s sermon. Our study from the last part of Philippians 4 reminded us that we need to be completely saturated with the presence of God. Like a sponge that has been dunked into a bucket of water that can not be moved without spreading a bit of that water everywhere it goes, we also should be so saturated with God that no matter where we are or what is happening we should be spreading the blessing of God’s presence to everyone who comes into contact with us.
Oh, how much would life be different if we lived like this? I believe the early disciples had discovered the key to living like this and that is why they were know as “those who have turned the world upside-down.” One of the things that we learned about that helps us in living like this is to stay focused on God and God alone. If we just keep our eyes on “the author and perfecter of our faith” then we would see Him working in every aspect of our lives.
However, to live with our focus on only God is a commitment we must make every day. After making the commitment we must then work constantly at living it out. This effort is a constant battle because so many things are trying to distract us and steal our attentions. These things can be either good or bad in and of themselves but once they cause us to lose focus of God, then they become bad.
May we daily do our best to stay focused on God and God alone and as we do may we become completely saturated with His wonderful presence. Once saturated we will not be able to do anything but spread that presence to all those around us.
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