THE BIG PICTURE
“And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. After that He put His hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.”~ Mk. 8:24-25
Most of us cannot see clearly in the spiritual realm. It’s apparent we need a second touch from the Lord. Our problem is not seeing what’s up close, but what is afar off. Because of our pride, trials, and suffering, we generally keep things close. We are not too interested in things or people unless they relate to and profit us in some way personally.
But God’s Kingdom takes in more than just those things around us—our family, church, town, or country. It encompasses the entire universe for both time and eternity. His eternal plan includes not only us, but the animal creation, plants, angels, good and evil, the galaxies, etc. His Kingdom is all-inclusive. In other words, it’s bigger than you and I.
Most Christians spend their lives thinking it’s all about them. This is a result of looking through the wrong end of the telescope. For example, many Christians and pastors cannot imagine anyone other than “their own kind” in their assemblies. They do not realize the Church of God, as found in the Scriptures, is international, multi-cultural, and yes, inter-racial. But spiritual pygmies can’t see God’s big picture. They spend their lives looking at a few trees and never see the beautiful vast forest.
Do you want to know when we need to visit our Heavenly Optometrist? It’s when we see ourselves as a big part of God’s little plan rather than a small part of God's big plan.~rds
by an Aged Saint
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