----CHANGING FILTERS / SEEING REALITY ~~

--"Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God."
--(1 Corinthians 1:22-24 / NIV)
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----The Jewish people were looking for a Messiah who would lead them to unseat the Romans and restore their autonomy. A crucified Christ was a stumbling block to them because they couldn’t imagine the Messiah allowing Himself to be humiliated that way. The Greeks were on a quest for greater wisdom, and they could not see logic in His words and actions. It’s easy to criticize them with the benefit of hindsight, but their lives were so filled with other expectations that it was difficult to see reality. We’re no different. We have dreams and ambitions that can make it hard to see what God is doing, particularly if He’s inviting us on a path that doesn’t line up with what we want. When we humble ourselves and trust Him to save us and lead us on the path that is His best for us, His gifts are extravagant: the power of God and the wisdom of God.

THINK ABOUT IT
--Have your desires and expectations ever become the filter of your life-perspective? Ask the Lord to reveal this and help replace that filter with His perspective, aligning you more fully to His plans and purposes.

PRAYER
--"Heavenly Father, forgive me when my own expectations and desires take the lead in my thinking and life-responses. I want Your Holy Spirit to guide me and light the path You have for me. May my perspective always be informed by Your truth. In Jesus’ name, amen."~

Blessings,
Pastor Allen Jackson