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“Perhaps from where you’re standing, all hope
seems a million miles away. If so, then gaze through the scope of faith and, in
prayer, lay hold of the promises of God by fixing your eyes on Jesus and not on
your dilemma.”
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2 Corinthians 5:7
We live by faith, not by sight.
It was a cold, dark winter’s night when I set up my humble telescope in
the back garden to gaze at the stars. I love stargazing. I think the Lord gives
us a taste of his glory and extravagance in the enormity of the Milky Way. This
night I trained my telescope on Saturn. Apart from Earth, I think Saturn is the
most beautiful planet in our solar system. As I twisted the focus knob, the
image began to take shape in my lens. I was completely awestruck by the tiny
spectacle I saw of the second-largest planet in our solar system with its
magnificent rings. At its closest, Saturn is 746 million miles away from my
telescope, yet I saw it as clearly as though I were almost upon it.
Faith is telescopic! In Habakkuk 3, we read, “Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the
fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in
the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my
Saviour.” From where the prophet was standing, the future looked pretty bleak.
In his flesh, he may have wondered how in the world the Lord would restore his
people. But even as he gazed into the future, Habakkuk knew that the Lord was
already on the other side of tomorrow, meeting their every need. He was able to
gaze into the distance through the telescope of faith, and as he did so, he
declared, “The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of
a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.”
Perhaps you’re facing imminent difficulties today and feel that there is no way
you’ll get through tomorrow. Maybe you’re wondering how you will ever overcome
the astronomical financial mess you’re in. It could be that you’re praying for
a loved one far off, who is sick in body or afflicted in soul. Well, if that’s
you, then allow me to encourage you to pick up your humble telescope of faith
and look through those clouds and on to the stars beyond.
The prayer of faith will make the sick person well. Jesus said that with God,
all things are possible. The Lord Almighty, who spoke the universe into being,
is the One who calls things that are not as though they are. Faith is being
sure of what we hope for and certain of a life we cannot see, from here. All
the great heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 saw what they hoped for from a distance
and welcomed the promises of God from afar.
Perhaps from where you’re standing, all hope seems a million miles away. If so,
then gaze through the scope of faith and, in prayer, lay hold of the promises
of God by fixing your eyes on Jesus and not on your dilemma.
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“I make a conscious effort to hold up the
telescope of faith and focus on the answers to my prayers.”
“Dear Lord, I admit that I’m in a
mess at the moment. Somehow, from where I’m standing, I can’t see a way out of
my dilemma. But I know that you are already beyond my future and that you have
already worked out this problem. So, I choose to let go of my human reasoning
and understanding and put my faith in your promises to meet all my needs
according to your glorious riches in Jesus. I make a conscious effort to hold
up the telescope of faith and focus on the answers to my prayers. Lord, you are
my all in all. Amen.”
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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by
Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His
Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by
tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the
author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.
Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, https://www.surereality.net/podcasts/
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