[NFBF-Melbourne] Weekend Devotion: (Sun., April 26, 2020) FW: God Wants to Show You His Perspective—Through the Bible

Joyce Taylor dr.joycetaylor56 at gmail.com
Sun Apr 26 05:33:08 UTC 2020


Good morning Everyone!  Praise the Lord!  Psalms 8:9 states “O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth”!  He is wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father and the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6(b).  It is because of who you are that we give you Glory, Honor and Praise, and we Worship you in Spirit and in truth.  Lord, we thank you this morning for sending the Holy Spirit  which is our advocate.  John 14:26  reads “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you”  So as you read, study and meditate on God’s Word, He will teach you and illuminate your mind to think ”outside the box”, in other words, you will begin to see God’s perspective and not just your own.  The Bible tells us that God’s thoughts are not our thoughts and His ways are not our ways (Isaiah 55:8).  God knows our future; He can see what we cannot see and He knows what we do not know (Omnipresent and Omniscient), and that is why we trust Him and  obey because He is the only one that can lead and guide us; He is God all by Himself and  before the foundation of the world was, GOD IS!  So try not to worry because we are too blessed to be stressed, but instead let us pray about our concerns which is positive meditation; remembering that 1 Thess. 5:18 tells us that “In Everything, give thanks for this is the Will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you”.  It did not say “For” everything, but right in the midst of our struggles, give Thanks in advance knowing that it is God’s Will that we prosper in every area of our lives and be in good health.

 

God bless,

 

Dr. Joyce Taylor, VP, MSCC

Communities of Faith Committee Member

Be encouraged today by Pastor Rick Warren’s message on God’s Perspective below.

 

 

 

 

 

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By Rick Warren — April 25, 2020



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“This plan of mine is not what you would work out, neither are my thoughts the same as yours!”

Isaiah 55:8 (TLB)

Imagine that you’re driving up a mountain. The road is twisting and turning, and you’re stuck behind an incredibly slow car. You think, “If I could just see around the corner, I could pass this car.” Then a helicopter flies by and the pilot radios down, “I can see two miles ahead. It’s okay for you to pass.”

What’s the difference between you in the car and the pilot in the helicopter? Perspective.

The pilot had a much bigger perspective than you. So he could help you know the next move to make.

Your relationship with God is the same. He has a much bigger perspective on your life than you do.

God wants to share his perspective with you, and he does that through the Bible.

God’s perspective helps you understand the big picture—the reasons behind what he does and what happens in the world.

Without God’s perspective in your life, life can be full of constant frustration. You spend your days asking questions you can’t answer: Why is this happening to me? Why is that happening to other people? What is the purpose of this? What is the meaning of life?

The answers to those questions are found in God’s perspective.

Have you ever tried to do something, thinking it would work out, but found that it didn’t? You lacked perspective.

Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way that seems right to a person, but eventually it ends in death” (GW).

By gaining perspective, you get outside your own way of thinking and learn to think like God does.

Psalm 103:7 says, “He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel” (NIV). The people of Israel saw what God did—the opening of the Red Sea, the manna, the miracles with water, and more.

But God let Moses understand the “why” behind what he did. He gave Moses his perspective.

How can you get perspective? By studying God’s Word.

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Talk About It

*	To study God’s Word, you need to do more than just read it. You need to ask questions and to use a pen and paper, or a note on your smartphone, to record what it says. Pick a chapter of the Bible today and study it. Write down what you learn about God’s perspective.
*	What problem are you just seeing from your own perspective? Study God’s Word today to gain God’s perspective on it.
*	Think of a time when God helped you gain his perspective on a situation. Spend time in prayer thanking him for sharing his perspective with you.


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Message 1: Building My Life on the Bible
Message 2: Why Can I Trust the Bible?
Message 3: How the Bible Changes Us
Message 4: Seeing What God Wants Me to See
Message 5: How to Study a Bible Passage
Message 6: Understanding the Meaning of a Biblical Text
Message 7: Integrating God's Word into My Life



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