God's Thoughts

God's Thoughts

LORD you have done such great things! How deep are your thoughts!
Psalm 92:5 (NCV)

God's thoughts are not our thoughts, nor are they even like ours. We aren't
even in the same neighborhood. We're thinking, Preserve the body; he's
thinking, Save the soul. We dream of a pay raise. He dreams of raising the
dead. We avoid pain and seek peace. God uses pain to bring peace. "I'm going
to live before I die," we resolve. "Die, so you can live," he instructs. We
love what rusts. He loves what endures. We rejoice at our successes. He
rejoices at our confessions. We show our children the Nike star with the
million-dollar smile and say, "Be like Mike." God points to the crucified
carpenter with bloody lips and a torn side and says, "Be like Christ."


From: The Great House of God
Copyright (Word Publishing, 1997)
Max Lucado


Stay Focused
and
Blessed.........................
Jan