DON’T BE DUST-CONSCIOUS |
Imagine being bowed
over for 18 years. All you would see is the dust on the ground. That was the
predicament of the woman in Luke 13. Dust was all her eyes fell on, all the
time, everywhere she went, until she became dust-conscious. Thank God she
finally saw the beautiful feet of Jesus, who brought her good news and raised
her up.
Now, dust is the
devil’s food. The Bible tells us that God cursed the devil to eat dust all the
days of his life (see Genesis 3:14). Dust represents death (see Genesis 3:19).
The devil wants you to be like him—to fall flat on your belly, crawl and eat
dust. To eat dust is to feed on your shortcomings and lack, until you
constantly feel that there is so much in your life that you need to clean up.
You may not be physically bowed over, but like the woman, you become
dust-conscious and life every day is a struggle.
Having a
dust-consciousness also affects the way you see others. You look at people’s
faults all the time. You point out their shortcomings and rake up their past
failures. When you are dust-conscious, you find your relationships robbed of
peace and joy.
And if you, like the
woman, keep looking at the dust, before long, that inward position of
dust-consciousness becomes so entrenched that you become the devil’s food
because dust is what he eats. God’s Word describes him as being like a roaring
lion, seeking whom he may devour (see 1 Peter 5:8).
If you don’t want to
be devoured by him, then lift your eyes above the dust! Instead of looking at
your failures, look to Christ who has delivered you from every defeat. See
yourself the way God sees you—righteous and holy in Christ (see Colossians
3:12, 2 Corinthians 5:21). You are not dust because you are not in and of the
flesh—you are in and of the Spirit (see Romans 8:9).
My friend, the more
you realize who you are in Christ, the more you will straighten up and walk the
way God sees you—a new creation with His authority, power and overcoming
Spirit!
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