In Season 2, Episode 35 of the Closer to Jesus Podcast, we talk about what it means to look up in faith when life pulls you down. Depression, fear, and discouragement all try to keep our eyes lowered, but the Bible gives us a promise: when we lift up our heads, the King of Glory will come in.
📖 Key Scriptures Mentioned:
Psalm 24:7–10 – “Lift up your heads… and the King of glory shall come in.”
Psalm 3:3–4 – The Lord is the lifter of our heads.
Psalm 121:1–2 – “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.”
Genesis 15:5–6 – Abraham looked up to the stars and believed God’s promise.
Acts 7:54–55 – Stephen, full of the Holy Ghost, looked up and saw Jesus.
Luke 21:25–28 – “When these things begin to come to pass, then look up… for your redemption draweth nigh.”
John 10:9–11 – Jesus is the Door, the Good Shepherd, who gives life more abundantly.
Isaiah 61:3 – Beauty for ashes, joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.
✨ In this episode, we discuss:
-How depression makes us look down, but faith teaches us to look up.
-Why lifting your eyes is an act of worship and invitation for God to move.
-How Abraham, Stephen, and the disciples all modeled “looking up” in faith.
-The promise that Jesus Himself will walk into your situation when you lift your head.
If you’ve been weighed down by fear, discouragement, or heaviness, I want to remind you: Your faith is an open door for the King of Glory to step in.
🙏 Join me in lifting up your head, your eyes, and your praise—because your redemption is closer than you think.
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