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Looking Down
“If one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow” (Isaiah 5:30).
I heard of a young man who once found a five-dollar bill on the street. From that time on, he never lifted his eyes when walking. In the course of fifty years, he accumulated 29,516 buttons, 54,172 pins, twelve cents, a bent back, and a miserly disposition. He lost the glory of sunlight, the luster of the stars, the smiles of friends, and the joy of living.
This person is not the only one who has suffered the loss of looking down. Many have looked in vain to the earth for satisfaction, pleasure, wealth, and happiness, but have never looked up to God. They have laid up treasure on earth but have neglected the salvation of their precious soul! Many have meant to be saved sometime but have gone into eternity without knowing the Savior.
The Bible says, “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Mark 8:36-37). The most important step you can take in life is looking to God by faith and trusting His Son as your personal Savior! He says,
“Look unto Me, and be ye saved” (Isaiah 45:22).
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