Seize the Moment – Day 1102
Change the Altitude of your Attitude!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Friday, March 24.
Perspective matters! The vista from which you are looking at life shapes your attitude. You will either see life from the perspective of Earth and what has already happened to you, and you will be chained to your past. Or you will see life from the viewpoint of Heaven and what has been promised to you by God, and you will “press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:14).
Live in the hope of your salvation, and not out of the regrets of your depravation. Psalm 14:2-3 provides a sobering perspective on our shared humanity, “The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.” Every person has the same starting point in life – an earthly one! It doesn’t matter to what family or in what country you were born, whether you are male or female, or if you are rich or poor. Paul explained in Romans 3:22-23, “for there is no distinction; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (cf. Philippians 2:1-3).
But God! There is hope through the free gift of God in Jesus Christ (Romans 6:23)! We live as more than a conqueror in Christ Jesus when we change the altitude of our attitude! David concluded his prayer in Psalm 14:7, focusing on the hope of God’s promise, “When the Lord restores His captive people, Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.” He kept his eyes on what was to come, not on what lay behind.
Seize the moment and pray Psalm 14, meditating upon the victory of Jesus Christ! Pray with perspective. Change the altitude of your attitude and you will persevere unto the end.
God bless you!
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