Message from Scripture: 9/11/2020

Our message from Scripture today is 1 Pet. 3:12; “For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

Have you ever heard someone say to look at life through the eyes of another? It speaks of considering other people’s perspective of life, through their trials, joys, all that they have experienced which has shaped who they are. What if we could see life from God’s perspective, from His point of view, from how He views us?

We would have a different perspective of what sin does to us. God is grieved by sin (Gen. 6:6). We may think of sin lightly, but God knows, due to His nature as God, it will condemn us to an eternal punishment. “’Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked?’declares the Lord God. ‘Instead, don’t I take pleasure when he turns from his ways and lives?’” (Ezek. 18:23).

We would have a different perspective of how precious forgiveness really is, as God had to send His Son to die that sin could be atoned. “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8).

We would have a different perspective on what life is all about. “For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s” (Rom. 14:8).

What a difference looking at ourselves from God’s perspective, on how God thinks of us, on what God wants for us, makes. We can see ourselves through His eyes when we spend time listening to Him in His word, the Bible. Let His view of us make an eternal difference for us. Have a great day. God bless.

Robert