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Thursday... But it is from a different perspective.


Thursday... But it is from a different perspective.

We see things from a different perspective than God does.

Let's say you are sitting looking out on the ocean and you are texting with someone in the desert. What you are seeing is the ocean and the one you are texting doesn't understand what you are describing when they are sitting looking out on a desert. That is sometimes what happens when we are reading the Bible. It seems like the writer is wrong in what they are saying. We are confused.

Look at what Luke in chapter 21 verse 18 shares of what Jesus said. Jesus said, "But not a hair of your head will perish." Now in reading the Bible we read that at some point in their lives, all of the Apostles died. See, I told you that the Bible isn't consistent. You can't believe what it says. But it's just like the person describing the ocean and you are in the desert. You say, they don't know what they are talking about. They are wrong.

Buit here is the point. Jesus is saying this from the perspective of heaven. He sees our future and that we at some point will change where we will be living. What we are seeing now is not all of what He is seeing. And He knows that if we put our trust in Him then we will at some time change our location, we will change our address, we will live with Him in heaven and not a hair of our head will perish!

Now here is what verses 17-19 says together, "And everyone will hate you because you are my followers. But not a hair of your head will perish. By standing firm, you will win your souls." So if we are a follower of Christ then what we are going through right now is not the end. We have something way better than this ahead of us. He can say that because He sees from a different perspective. He knows what heaven is like and He knows what is going to happen to us if we stay firm. And it is way better than we could ever imagine.

The Amplified Bible says it this way, "And you will be continually hated by everyone because of [your association with] My name. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your [patient] endurance [empowered by the Holy Spirit] you will gain your souls." And we can trust what He says. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning



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