Mary Anna (30
Dec 2013)
"God Sees Glorious Things In You!"
This is today's devotion from Joseph Prince, Pastor in Singapore.
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God Sees Glorious Things In You!
Fri. 27 Dec 2013 - 1 Samuel 16:7
For the Lord does not see as man sees;
for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the
heart.
Picture David
when he was a shepherd boy. Many who knew him in his pre-Goliath
days would very likely have seen just an ordinary youthone who lived at
home with his parents and siblings, enjoyed the outdoors and loved
music. But where others saw a typical teenager, God saw a king in young
David. He saw Davidıs name being uttered in honor forever for even the
Lord Jesus is called the Son of David!
Picture Moses after he had
settled down comfortably in the desert with a beautiful wife, lovely
children and good in-laws. He might have seen himself happily retiring
in the near future. But God had bigger plans for him. God had big dreams
for him. God saw the Red Sea opening up before him and an entire
Egyptian army being wiped out in his presence. God saw in Moses the
deliverer of His people.
Now, step back a little less
far in time with me. See a little boy standing alone during playtime.
Nobody wants him on their team because he is scrawny and seen as a
weakling. As he grows into his teens, he suffers from an inferiority
complex. He stammers and stutters so much that all his classmates
laugh at him.
But today, he is the senior
pastor of New Creation Church. Each week, he stands in front of a crowd
of more than 30,000 people to preach. And he receives invitations
to speak in churches and pastorsı conferences worldwide. In those
early years, there was no way I could have ever conceived in my mind
what God saw in me and the dreams that He had for me.
Beloved, God does not see as
man sees. God saw in fearful Gideon a mighty man of valor and called him
so even when he was hiding from his enemies in fear. (Judges 6:12) God
saw in young David a king and anointed him as one. (1 Samuel 16:1013)
God saw in meek Moses a deliverer and drew him out from obscurity.
(Exodus 3)
Today, God looks beyond what
man sees and says about you, and He has dreams for you that are bigger
than you can imagine!