Kingdom Perspective
When we are immersed in the daily struggles of life, it is hard to see anything else. Perhaps it takes some time, some maturing, but when we emerge above the clouds and we can see some things differently, from a high perspective, everything comes into focus. The details fade as the eternal purposes of God begin to sharpen. The classic example is the story of Joseph (Genesis 37 to 47.) He suffered much at the hands of his brothers, who sold him as a slave to Egyptians. After many years in servitude and then prison, God elevated him to rule at the right hand of Pharoah.
He was able to say to his brothers: “I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life…And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors…So it was not you who sent me here, but God” Genesis 45: 5.
A New View
Taking Responsibility
How can we be released to follow our destinies?
Getting God’s View in Politics – Webinar Discussion
Politics! God, help me understand what You are doing!
What About Our Family? – Webinar Discussion
Who put us in the family we grew up in? What should our response be?
When God Shows Up
When God shows up, things happen. When God shows up His people recognize His holy presence, His holy power, His Holy Spirit. When God shows up He gets our attention. Our religious familiarity turns into a holy awe of our holy God. When God shows up He turns an ordinary bush into holy ground. He starts a fire that cannot be consumed. He turns an ordinary cloud into a pillar of divine guidance by day and a pillar of fire by night. When God shows up a mountain is engulfed with smoke and fire and shakes and quakes at the presence of the Lord. When God shows up He surrounds our enemies with an unseen host of angels. When God [...]