“I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
“Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,”
I may be giving the wrong analogy to this crowd, but it works really well. In baseball, they teach you to keep your eye on the ball. Not just when you’re up at bat, but also when you are catching the ball. I can remember learning how to catch and swing the bat when I was young. I played a lot of catch with my brother and dad growing up. Those times when I was just starting out were difficult. It was difficult because even though my dad threw the ball, I was unable to catch it. The ball would come close to my glove, and it seemed like I would catch it, but in a flash of fear and uncertainty I would miss it and watch the ball hit the ground. The same would happen when I was up at bat. They kept saying, “keep your eye on the ball,” but no matter how many times they said it, I would still swing and miss.
As we go through life it can feel just like me learning to play baseball, fearful and frustrating. You see the ball coming, and you don’t catch it or swing and miss at life, and before you know it you are in the back of the line waiting for your turn up to bat next.
Verses 8–9 drive home what we should be keeping our eyes on, the Lord. When you keep Him at your right hand, it means that you reach for the Lord first before you go digging around for something else. Because He is at your right hand, He is the first thing you think of, and the first set of tools you pull out is the Word of God.
If we do this regularly, the Bible says, we will not be shaken. This implies the fact that we are going to get rattled, but whatever life throws at you, you will not be shaken. As a reward, the Lord promises to make your heart glad, keep your mouth from spouting negative things, and your body will rest securely knowing that He has you covered.
I got better at baseball to the point that keeping my eye on the ball was just a reaction, and I did not need to concentrate hard to catch the ball or swing and hit the ball. Some of you need to keep your eye on the Lord and practice until it becomes an involuntary action. Like it or not, you are suited up and you are in the game. The uniform doesn’t make the player great, it is his abilities. Don’t just play dress-up with God. Sooner or later you will be up at bat in life’s game, and your practice time will be on full display. Will you walk up to the plate nervous and unsure about what you are fixing to face, or will you walk up with the strength you have in the Lord?
Prayer: Father, I pray that we focus on You and practice keeping You at our right hand. I pray that we reach for Your Word first in all things and not just on Sundays. I pray that we wait, walk, and run with the victory and authority we have in the Lord. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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