perspective is all
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: The passage in 2 Kings 6:8-23 tells the story of Elisha and his servant being surrounded by a Syrian army, but Elisha could see the army of angels and chariots of fire protecting them. He prayed for the Syrians to lose their vision, and they entered a trance, which changed their perspective. The message is about seeing things with the eyes of God and not just our own limited perspective. It is important to adopt God's perspective about our situations, problems, and future, and to keep our eyes fixed on Christ Jesus and his good purpose for our lives.
The speaker encourages seeing things with the eyes of God and not just with the eyes of the flesh, as there are multiple realities in which one can live. He cites the story of Elisha and the Syrian army as an example of how God is always developing a plan for our lives, even through struggles and challenges. The speaker also mentions the story of Job and how he was in the center of an epic drama between God and the devil, but lacked the perspective to see it. He reminds listeners that everything in the world is about the glory of God and that the book of Habakkuk speaks precisely about struggles and crises. The speaker encourages seeing things from a spiritual perspective through eternity, through God's move in history, and how the Kingdom of God is always advancing. These are times of great anxiety, but something is coming and God is moving.
The world is currently in a time of great anxiety, but this is a movement of the womb that wants to give birth to something new. God is in control of history and is leading humanity towards his desired end. Despite the current political and social climate, we should trust in God and his plan for our lives. We must see things through divine eyes, and not fear or despair. We should pray for the peace of the city and bless those around us. God has good thoughts for us, and we should believe in his promises and not let daily struggles exhaust us. We should keep our eyes fixed on Christ Jesus and not grow tired until we faint.
Let us not be exhausted by daily life and lose hope, but renew our focus on God's promises and keep our eyes on Jesus. We ask for a change in perspective and to see God's glory and good purpose. We pray for those suffering from anxiety and fear, and for God to renew our strength to fight the battles with dignity and using the armor of God. We declare God's sovereignty and ask for His visitation and renewal of our hearts and the earth. We trust in His protection and ask for His defense of His people. We give thanks and praise to God.
The speaker encourages seeing things with the eyes of God and not just with the eyes of the flesh, as there are multiple realities in which one can live. He cites the story of Elisha and the Syrian army as an example of how God is always developing a plan for our lives, even through struggles and challenges. The speaker also mentions the story of Job and how he was in the center of an epic drama between God and the devil, but lacked the perspective to see it. He reminds listeners that everything in the world is about the glory of God and that the book of Habakkuk speaks precisely about struggles and crises. The speaker encourages seeing things from a spiritual perspective through eternity, through God's move in history, and how the Kingdom of God is always advancing. These are times of great anxiety, but something is coming and God is moving.
The world is currently in a time of great anxiety, but this is a movement of the womb that wants to give birth to something new. God is in control of history and is leading humanity towards his desired end. Despite the current political and social climate, we should trust in God and his plan for our lives. We must see things through divine eyes, and not fear or despair. We should pray for the peace of the city and bless those around us. God has good thoughts for us, and we should believe in his promises and not let daily struggles exhaust us. We should keep our eyes fixed on Christ Jesus and not grow tired until we faint.
Let us not be exhausted by daily life and lose hope, but renew our focus on God's promises and keep our eyes on Jesus. We ask for a change in perspective and to see God's glory and good purpose. We pray for those suffering from anxiety and fear, and for God to renew our strength to fight the battles with dignity and using the armor of God. We declare God's sovereignty and ask for His visitation and renewal of our hearts and the earth. We trust in His protection and ask for His defense of His people. We give thanks and praise to God.
I want to share with you a passage of scripture found in the book of Kings, Second Book of Kings, chapter 6, verses 8 through 23. And I'm not going to read the whole chapter, but I'm going to go to verse 15. We know the story well. The king of Syria is trying to harm the Jewish nation and is continually setting traps to ambush them. God continually reveals to the prophet Elisha where these traps are, those ambushes and frees the Jewish people and finally the Syrian king becomes suspicious and believes that they are wire tapping him. And he says, “what is happening? We have a spy inside of us. Reveal me, tell me who the spy is.” They tell him, “King, there is no spy, it is because Israel has a prophet who does not want anyone and he sees and hears from God and knows exactly where you are going to set ambushes.”
Then the king gets angry and sends a strong army to imprison the prophet Elisha and they enter the Jewish territory and in verse 15 he says:
Then the king gets angry and sends a strong army to imprison the prophet Elisha and they enter the Jewish territory and in verse 15 he says:
