At one point, I very much wanted to do things the way the first century believers did them. Then I decided since they had been around way longer, to find out about the Jewish spiritual practices and follow them. I've now gone back to the beginning before sin so totally corrupted the world to find out how God originally set it up. All was simple, oh so lovely and right.
It didn't take sin long to reveal it's ugly face. One chapter after the fall we see Cain killing Abel. There have been wars and rumors of wars ever since. Power hungry, greedy people lording it over other people. We won't see any of this taking place in the Kingdom. The King of all kings rules and reigns in righteousness.
May we see things from the Father and Son's prospective, a Kingdom focus and not simply an earthly one. A wise saying encourages us with these words: Always remember your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come.
Have a blessed holiday. January 5th we will be leaving Wisconsin for a couple of weeks in Florida. Yesterday it was 75 degrees in Pensacola where we are going.
FRESH EYES
Heavenly Father,
Help me to see,
With fresh eyes,
From your prospective,
Not my fleshly,
Flawed reasoning,
Stuck in a rut,
Bound by tradition,
Final word attitude,
Pride,
All stinking thinking,
Only you know it all,
Have the final word,
Help me love truth,
Be eager to discover it,
Develop relationship,
Honest communication,
Nothing hidden,
Done for show,
But to express my love,
Gratitude,
Make you smile,
Protect your heart,
Let me see,
Beyond the present,
Have an eternal vision,
That sees with fresh
eyes!
