Look • Listen • Live

Look • Listen • Live The message centers on God's gracious instruction in Numbers 15:37–41, where He gave Israel tassels with a blue thread as a visible reminder to look, remember, and do what He had commanded. The principle carries directly into our lives today: look to Jesus, listen to what He has said, and live by faith in what He gives us. We do not naturally drift toward obedience. Our hearts and eyes are inclined toward the flesh, so walking with God requires intentional faith and continual dependence upon His light. God is not looking for the best version of us or even our version of Jesus. He desires for the life of Jesus to be manifested through us. That means we need Him to reveal what we cannot see and correct what we are seeing wrongly. Faith comes by hearing, so in the kingdom of God we often see by hearing—God speaks, His Word sheds light, and suddenly we can interpret our circumstances from His perspective rather than our own. The illustration of "life in a jar" pictures the many experiences that fill our days. The ordinary moments are like buttons. The unforgettable "ever since" moments of God's grace and faithfulness are like pearls. And then there are the lemons—the losses, disappointments, griefs, hardships, and wounds that leave a sour taste in our lives. God does not necessarily remove those lemons, but when He pours His light into our lives, His light changes how we see everything in the jar. The pain may still be painful, but it no longer gets to interpret God for us. That is why we must continually look to Jesus. Hebrews 12 reminds us that when we become weary and discouraged, we are to consider Him. Jesus endured the race set before Him, trus