Keep Eyes On Him!
"Everyone who is of
the truth hears My voice."
John 18: 37
“Do not measure His love by your
circumstances,” wrote Al Bryant.
“If you do, you must, of necessity, reach a false conclusion.
Judge
not according to the outward appearance. Never reason from
your
surroundings. Get to the heart of Christ, and reason out from
that
blessed centre. Never interpret His love by your
circumstances;
but always interpret your circumstances by His
love.”
That’s a profound insight. We don’t compare the world to our
globe
and say, “Oh, Australia is in the wrong spot.” No, we compare
our
globe to the world and say, “The mapmaker put Australia in
the
wrong place.”
We mustn’t base our perceptions on other perceptions, but
on
reality—on the truth of Jesus Christ Himself! His followers
live
by the truth of His Word, not by the perceptions of our
worries.
Let Christ carry your burdens. Keep your
eyes on Him and on His vast love for you.
"Come what may; let the furnace be ever so hot; let the waters
be ever so deep; let the shadows be ever so dark; let the path
be ever so rough; let the pressure be ever so great, still hold
fast your confidence in [Christ’s] perfect love and sympathy."
Al Bryant
