Who is the man that
fears the Lord? —Psalm 25:12
Are you obsessed by
something? You will probably say, “No, by nothing,” but all of us are obsessed
by something— usually by ourselves, or, if we are Christians, by our own
experience of the Christian life. But the psalmist says that we are to be
obsessed by God. The abiding awareness of the Christian life is to be God
Himself, not just thoughts about Him. The total being of our life inside and
out is to be absolutely obsessed by the presence of God. A child’s awareness is
so absorbed in his mother that although he is not consciously thinking of her,
when a problem arises, the abiding relationship is that with the mother. In
that same way, we are to “live and move and have our being” in God (Acts 17:28),
looking at everything in relation to Him, because our abiding awareness of Him
continually pushes itself to the forefront of our lives.
If we are obsessed by
God, nothing else can get into our lives— not concerns, nor tribulation, nor
worries. And now we understand why our Lord so emphasized the sin of worrying.
How can we dare to be so absolutely unbelieving when God totally surrounds us?
To be obsessed by God is to have an effective barricade against all the
assaults of the enemy.
“He himself shall
dwell in prosperity…” (Psalm 25:13). God will cause us to “dwell in
prosperity,” keeping us at ease, even in the midst of tribulation,
misunderstanding, and slander, if our “life is hidden with Christ in God”
(Colossians 3:3). We rob ourselves of the miraculous, revealed truth of this abiding
companionship with God. “God is our refuge…” (Psalm 46:1). Nothing can break
through His shelter of protection.
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