February 19 “Perspective” Zechariah 9:17
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “For how great is His goodness, and how great is His beauty!” (Zechariah 9:17)
Have you ever gotten up on the “wrong side of the bed?” At that point, you decide that you are going to have a “bad day!” Well, there have been days like that for me, and there are times when I have accepted the misery and didn’t do anything to change the circumstances, and when that happened, I really did have a “bad day!” A few months ago, I was visiting at UNC Rex Hospital, and I ran into an old pastor friend, and I could tell that he was troubled. I asked the standard question, “How are you doing?” The response caused me to stop and stare at him. “Not worth a darn, to be truthful!” “What’s going on brother?” He replied, “I got up this morning and the coffee pot was broken, then I slipped in the shower and bruised my leg, and then my wife called and told me that she had just been fired from her job and I went out to my truck, and it would not start!” Wow! I grabbed him by the hand and told him that we were going to pray, right now, right here in the hallway of Rex Hospital! He looked a little puzzled, yet he didn’t resist, so I began to pray, out loud, for the Holy Spirit’s intervention, and a transformation of his perspective and his attitude! At the conclusion of the prayer, I opened my eyes and, believe it or not, five other people had stopped and gathered around us as we prayed! My brother had tears in his eyes, and he told me that he was so grateful for running into me and that he just needed a reality check! “I forgot that He promised that He would see us through, and I was so focused on the issues that I forgot the blessings and the promises!” Dear Friends, in this life, there will be challenges and trials and irritations and frustrations and a host of other issues, yet we are to stay focused on the “BIG” Picture and to claim His Power, Provision, Presence, and His Grace, in everything that we do and experience! “For how great, is His goodness, and how great is His beauty!” Let this be your guiding thought and may your “Attitude” be defined by His Presence in your life! Remember, stuff happens, yet as a Believer, we are the children of the King, who is not moved by the issues and trials of this world. For our God is with us and He goes before us, and we need not fear, because we are HIS! Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!