[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] "Foggy Lenses" - Brenda Walsh Ministries Daily Devotion

Tue Jun 15 04:42:56 UTC 2021

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Foggy Lenses
What a different world this would be if everyone could see themselves through God’s eyes. Sadly, most people see through thick, dark lenses–all fogged over with criticism, self-loathing, and judgment. If you don’t look, talk, or act like the “in” crowd–then you believe yourself to be odd, weird, and someone no one would want to be with. You judge yourself harshly–expecting perfection and angry when you fall short. You may even have trouble believing anyone could possibly love you–because you have such a low opinion of yourself. But the truth is, if you could clean your glasses and look at yourself the way God sees you, it would be a whole different picture. God thinks you’re special! He thinks you’re beautiful, talented, and smart because He made you in His image! When God looks at you, He sees His perfect creation–His son or daughter that He loves so much that He gave His life just so that you could be with Him in heaven forever! Love just doesn’t get deeper than that! The Bible says in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” So whenever you get discouraged, feel worthless, or just plain disappointed with yourself, stop . . . take off those foggy lenses and take a good look at yourself through God’s eyes. Remember that you are the daughter or son of the King of the Universe and no matter how bad you mess up, make mistakes, or disappoint yourself . . . Jesus loves you . . . and He always will! Text: 1 John 3:1, Romans 5:8, 1 John 4:9-11, Zephaniah 3:17 

Bible Texts:
1 John 3:1 NKJV - Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 

Romans 5:8 NKJV - But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 

1 John 4:9-11 NKJV - In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 

Zephaniah 3:17 NKJV - The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing."

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