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Pebble or Rock ?

“He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭1:32‬ ‭NIV 

 Mary (being a person who treasures everything in her heart) could have many times thought in her mind again and again in the whole lot of Jesus’ life about this. That He would be great and the throne of king David would be given unto Him. Each time it would have been difficult for her to accept the rejection He had to face and finally death on the cross. But at one point of time she would have definitely come to terms with her thought process and finally realise the truth and the very purpose of her son’s coming. She would at one point of time have accepted that He has really come to die for her sins as well and the throne of David which was promised to her child was not of this world at all. But when she realised this truth and the very essence of Jesus’ coming she would have had great peace. 

God’s plans are indeed not of this world my dear one. It is in fact not confined to the realms and strings of this futile world. When He says He has a plan for you, our tendency is to think of temporary things. But He has plans for eternity for you. 

 “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭4:18‬ ‭NIV‬‬ 

 Where is our focus? On temporary things of this world or on things which are unseen? Is worldly blessing one sole thing that you seek God for? When was the last time you earnestly prayed for a spiritual reason? Why do you want to know this God or why do you want to be close to Him? Is it so that your things in this earth will be cleanly set? Then your focus is on things that are seen. How ashamed we should be when we realise that we are so so short sited. An unending resource of knowledge of God is awaiting. Here we r so focused on ourselves and our puny pebbles! Where the rock of our salvation is beckoning!!!!!!



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  1. Tina13 October 2020 at 08:41

    True.. God’s perspective is sooo different from ours. Who could have imagined a King who would wash their feet or cook them a meal of fish.. Success is not what we define it as in the Kingdom of God, is it?

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    1. the halfbaked bard13 October 2020 at 12:57

      Yes indeed tina. My kingdom is not of this world, says out master. How much more we his children should be conscious of it.
      And also if we have our eyes set on things here, there our hearts would be also.
      Let's rise above the expectations of this world, the promises it allures us with. Eternal life is something greater, something more, something higher

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  2. Mathews Philip13 October 2020 at 10:17

    🙏

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  3. Unknown13 October 2020 at 11:00

    Eye opener.. 👍👍

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