Standing Firm

What starts to happen when people realize God’s kingdom breaking through?

Transformation happens. The Christian life becomes simple. That’s what happens! When I see God’s glory and understand His authority it puts everything in perspective.

Perspective.

That’s a good word. That’s what “influential” people had. Think of Elisha’s servant who saw the armies of God standing in full array around the city. Elisha had been aware of what was around and it made it easy for him to do what God wanted him to do. Think of the mount of transfiguration, the dying vision of Stephen, the courage of Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, the leadership of Moses and so many more. Take Hebrews 11, the hall of faith.

All of these people had one thing in common. They saw clearly who God was in a world that was blind to it. Their clarity of vision allowed for right perspective of what is true and real. They saw the kingdom of God breaking through a false world, and as such it made this world seem dead, dark, and grey, lifeless, decaying, rotting, full of filth. It was a paradigm shift that happened and the world that once offered everything and was arrayed in glory and glamour and proclaimed the fame and greatness and glory of man was shown to be a cheap facade. For in the presence of truth, lies are shown for what they are and the glory that was once so sought after is shown as a rotting, stinking poison.

Lord, I long for a proper perspective of who you are. Show me your kingdom so that everything else would fall into proper place.

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