A life of ascent...
Are you familiar with a group of Psalms called the "Songs of Ascent"? Psalms 120–134 are each one called a song of ascent. Scholars believe that these psalms were sung by worshippers as they ascended the uphill road to Jerusalem as they came to attend holy festivals.
What about a life of ascent? What if the first verse in one of these Psalms of Ascent characterized our entire lives?
"To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens!" (Psalm 123:1 ESV)
Consider a few ideas...
Duty is an ascent from aimlessness.
Knowledge is an ascent from ignorance.
Good works are an ascent from wickedness.
Serving others is an ascent from self-centeredness.
Worship of God is an ascent from worshiping lesser things.
Love is the ascent from apathy or hate.
Faith is the ascent from living by sight.
Knowledge is an ascent from ignorance.
Good works are an ascent from wickedness.
Serving others is an ascent from self-centeredness.
Worship of God is an ascent from worshiping lesser things.
Love is the ascent from apathy or hate.
Faith is the ascent from living by sight.
The life of ascent looks to God at all times and seeks His will in all things! The life of ascent recognizes where one's current condition and focus is fixed and adjusts that focus on who God is and His goals for our lives.
I want to live the life of ascent! Always upward! Always growing! Always seeking God! Always believing Him for growth!
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