It would be hard to come up with a more beneficial posture. In fact, King David declares in the Psalms that because of this posture he is unshakeable and will be rescued from any trap his enemy might set. The passage goes on to say You give them their food and You satisfy desires.
“We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” (2 Chronicles 20:12b) King Jehoshaphat, in a time of national terror assumed the posture that brought miraculous victory for his nation.
One of my favorite short stories is “The Great Stone Face” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In this story a young boy named Ernest is absolutely captivated by local folklore/prophecy stating that a native son will be “the greatest and noblest personage of his time” and he will be recognized by his resemblance to “The Great Stone Face” that towers over the village. As a result of his fascination, Ernest spends countless hours studying the face that time carved from the stone. Person after person is thought to be the answer…but inevitably displays character flaws that disqualify them from fulfilling the conditions of the prophecy. The story takes us from Ernest’s childhood to “seniorhood”…and throughout all his years the one constant in his life has been his unwavering focus on the “Great Stone Face”. The story ends with Ernest, standing at the base of the towering rock formation, delivering a sunset sermon to the village people. One by one the people begin to realize with utter incredulity that Ernest, their very own native son who has spent his life looking at the “Great Stone Face”, is himself the exact likeness and true fulfillment of the long awaited prophecy.
I submit to you that while there are many incredible benefits to keeping our eyes focused on God, the very best one would have to be that in fixing our gaze on Him…we become like Him.
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