DEVO 02.19.26

DEVO. 02.19.26

"You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people." (Genesis 50:20)

- Where has God brought you?

- Don't try to interpret your circumstances apart from God.

- Always go to Him and ask for His perspective.

- When you are going through difficult circumstances it is always important to ask, “What is God doing?”

- When Jesus told His disciples what He was going to suffer and go through, Peter began to reprimand him.

- Jesus' response to Peter was this, “Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s.” (Matt. 16:23)

- Beware of seeing things based on our Human point of view.

- If everything is filtered through your feelings, your feelings can betray you.

- You may be avoiding something that is painful, when that painful situation may lead you to God's promise.

- In Gen. 20, Joseph was telling His brothers, "He (God) brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people."

- He was able to see that God had a purpose through the pain.

- The pain was temporary but God's promise had eternal rewards.

- Joseph chose to see things from God's point of view.

- He chose to see the eternal in the temporary.

- How about you today?

- What do you see?

- Where has God brought you?

- Are your circumstances confusing or even painful?

- Ask God to show you His perspective.

- Ask for Him to reveal His plan.

- Ask Him to help you see what He sees.

- Begin to follow Him one step at a time...One decision at a time!

- Trust in Him and His plan.

- He loves you and Created you with a purpose.

- In Jer. 29:11 He says, "For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope."

- Have a great Thursday!