The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture

Apostle Grace Lubega

Luke 22:31-32 (KJV); And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

There are circumstances and situations you may go through in this life but they are for the benefit of others.

Sometimes, we selfishly focus on our pain and afflictions and forget that in the eternal scheme of things, it is important that we endure these things.

The Lord informed Simon that Satan desired to afflict him. However, he did not pray to avert what would befall Simon. He only prayed that his faith would stand.

Simon’s trial and his endurance of it was to become a source of strength for his brethren.

Joseph was sold to Egypt by his brothers; thrown into prison for an act he had not committed and forgotten by Pharaoh’s chief butler even after he interpreted his dream.

But we see Joseph’s maturity when he eventually meets his brothers. He said, “Be not aggrieved nor angry with yourselves that you sold me here: for God sent me before you to preserve life.” (Genesis 45:5).

Joseph, at this point of his life was not only an answer to the nation of Egypt but to the world.

Sometimes you have to take your eyes off what you are going through and behold the end; see those who are strengthened because they observed your faith; see those who are drawn to Christ because they can see by the testimony of your life that he never leaves us nor forsakes us; see those who shall be restored because they studied your patterns and realized that no man can fall too low to be restored. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Genesis 45:5, Romans 8:28

GOLDEN NUGGET:
Sometimes you have to take your eyes off what you are going through and behold the end; see those who are strengthened because they observed your faith; see those who are drawn to Christ because they can see by the testimony of your life that he never leaves us nor forsakes us; see those who shall be restored because they studied your patterns and realized that no man can fall too low to be restored.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this wonderful word. Lord it does not matter what I may be going through, I walk in the understanding that all things work together for good. Today, I turn my eyes upon you as the things around me grow strangely deem. Like the apostle Paul says, because we have this ministry, we do not faint. I see the bigger picture and know that I am a pattern to many. They stand because I stand; they believe because I believe; they endure because I endure. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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