God's Vision

When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, "the LORD is with you, mighty warrior." Judges 6:12

Gideon was hiding in a pit from the Midianites when the angel of the Lord appeared to him. How is it that the angel addressed him as "mighty warrior"? The simple truth is God could see Gideon not only as he was at that moment but also as the man God would make of him. In the pages of Scripture we see that God often called weak people to do His work. He saw beyond their weakness to the strength He would build into their life as they yielded to Him.

So when God looks at us He sees not only what we are but what He desires to make us. If we will yield to Him God's vision will also be realized in our life as it was in Gideon's (and Peter's, see John 1:40-42). We need to learn to see our self through God's eyes and believe that He can make of us what He envisions. He casts His vision for our life to us in Scripture (see Mark 1:16-20, Galatians 5:22-23, 1 Peter 4:10 for examples). The big question is will we continue to be who we are in our weakness or will we yield to God so that He can bring His vision to fulfillment?

Father, help me to see my life not merely as it is but as You envision it to become. I yield my life to You this day that I might become more fully what You desire.

I'm praying for you.
Pastor Mark