God's Perspective

*Recap of*

*Be Inspired Intercessory Prayer and Testimony*

*Tuesday 19th November 2019*

*Anchored by Sis Leah Adepehjuh*

*Topic:*  God's Perspective

*Text:* 2 Corinthians 3:16-18

Whenever, though, they turn to face God as Moses did, God removes the veil and there they are—face-to-face! They suddenly recognize that God is a living, personal presence, not a piece of chiseled stone. And when God is personally present, a living Spirit, that old, constricting legislation is recognized as obsolete. We’re free of it! All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of his face. And so we are transfigured much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like him.

2 Corinthians 3:16‭-‬18 MSG

https://bible.com/bible/97/2co.3.16-18.MSG

 but when a man turns to the Lord the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into his likeness from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 3:16‭-‬18 RSV

https://bible.com/bible/2020/2co.3.16-18.RSV

but whenever a person turns [in repentance and faith] to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty [emancipation from bondage, true freedom]. And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 3:16‭-‬18 AMP

https://bible.com/bible/1588/2co.3.16-18.AMP

This evening, we will be sharing a message on *God's Perspective.*

What do we understand by *Perspective?*

*Sis Queeneth:* Point of view. 

*Mummy Julianah:* Seeing it as God sees it. 

*Sis Leah:* Perspective means outcome...

View point...

Position...

Point of view...

Attitude towards...

When we say something is God's perspective it means seeing it from God's point of view or through God's attitude.

Going to the Bible Text, 2 Corinthians 3:16-18.

The word of God says once the veil was removed from Moses then they recognised that God is a living personal presence not a piece of chiseled stone.

The Bible further said when God is present a living spirit is there getting rid of the old constricting legislation rendering them useless.

Then we are free of it, all of it.

There is nothing between us and God..

Because our face is shining with the brightness of His face.

We are transfigured  like *Messiahs.* 

*Our lives gradually become more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like Him.*

Hallelujah!

I have shared 3 different versions of the chosen text...

To actually see from God's view point His spirit must be present in us.

You cannot see from His perspective if you do not identify with Him or has His spirit inside of you.

By the time Moses got the veil removed from His face He did not just carry the physique of the Moses that went up to commune with God He had an extraordinary appearance upon Him.

In life a believer must learn to see his or her life from the perspective of God almighty.

Do you know when you see your life from God's point of view you will not just be moved by every and anything that comes as challenge in your life because you know you are already a winner even before the battle started?

Someone might be saying, but how can I see like that?

I was privileged to meet someone today and we got talking.

And this person said my testimony is all I ask God grace to share with others so they will never give up. 

I used to smoke and drink and all but I decided to stop.

Then this person got stroke.. but the person used to read a lot of Kenneth Haggin's books.

And read one where Kenneth was told by doctors that he would never walk again after a sickness but God defied all odds and reports of doctors and he walked after being written off.

This person suffered stroke and could hardly use the hands or any part of their body.

And doctors told this person on discharge from hospital you will need to live in a care setting for the rest of your life.

You cannot be independent ever again.

This person said their response to the doctors was: can you pass me my books? referring to the Kenneth Haggin's book they were reading and just kept reading.

This person refused to accept what was said.

This person got discharged from hospital into a care setting.

This person said each day they declared and confessed the word of God against all odds.

Months later this person became independent using all limbs normally. Let me even amaze you this person drives a car daily now. 

Why did I share this? Except you understand the Spirit of the one you carry inside of you, you are most likely not to see your life from God's perspective.

But you cannot claim to know God truly or understand Him well enough if you fail to see in His perspective.

You cannot appreciate that spirit He has deposited in you if you fail to see from His perspective.

Many of us have had one challenge or the other in life that God gave us victory from the beginning.

But we never even identified the victory until the  challenge was over.

Do you know why the enemy is very good in placing before you what is not as if it is?

Do you know how he does that?

Through fear.

Fear can make you accept what you ought to reject.

Fear can make you live below the level you are meant to.

Fear can make you succumb into a level you are meant to be king over. 

I hope this is making sense.

But if you actually function in the perspective of God, the only fear that will be allowed in your life is the fear of God. 

The only fear that will make sense to you is the fear of the One who can kill body and soul and quench the spirit.

The only fear that will dominate your life is that of the King of kings. 

This evening I want you to kindly look at your life. What are those things that you have refused to see from God's perspective?

Many of us are so stuck by our own intuition.

Even when God is saying otherwise you just will not get it.

This day God is saying: Look at it from my point of view.

You know that if the people of Israel had seen from the perspective of God through Moses many of them including Moses would have made the promised land rather than perish in the wilderness.

Can you begin to see your life from the perspective of God?

When you see from God's perspective you do not present yourself like a slave but a child.

You do not see that sickle cell but you see the blood of Jesus.

You do not look at that diabetes as a slow down but you begin to live in divine health.

You live your life trusting the One who made you in your mother's womb and knows the number of your days.

When you see from God's perspective that business might seem dead but you call life into it.

From His perspective your age isn't the limit to your destiny fulfillment because He controls times and season.

I hope someone is grasping what God is telling them today.

You need to stop limiting God.

Stop using the distorted eye lens of man to judge the clear vision of God.

Arise now and dust yourself from that self pity.

Yes, they might have called it an impossible cause but, boy! you are going to show people that it is a possible cause.

From His perspective nothing is impossible.

From His perspective there is no weariness...

No loss...

No shame...

No delay because you have an appointed time.

Today learn to live and see your life from God's perspective.

Once again kick out self pity.

He didn't create you to worry but to worship.

*Let us pray.*

Lord I thank you for your word which you have sent to me this day.

Father thank you for uplifting me from the level of distorted vision to clarity.

Father forgive me in any way I have relied so much on my perspective.

Lord henceforth let me always view life in your perspective in Jesus name.

Lord have your way in my life and all my endeavours; make that which has been impossible possible.

*Personal prayer.*

Thank you Lord for the vessel used this evening and every live touched by it. Let our lives be lived triumphantly in Jesus name.

*Amen.*