Out of the Box Vision... The X Factor Devotional - Day Four - January 14, 2010

“Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.”
Ephesians 5:17

Historical records are filled with the amazing (and often amusing) words of men whose vision was clouded on some important subjects.

On World Population...“The population of the earth decreases every day, and, if this continues, in another ten centuries the earth will be nothing but a desert.”  Montesquieu, 1743.

On Anesthesia...“The abolishment of pain in surgery is a chimera.  It is absurd to go on seeking it today.  Knife and pain are two words in surgery that must forever be associated in the consciousness of the patient.  To this compulsory combination we shall have to adjust ourselves.”  Dr. Alfred Velpeau, 1839.

On the Atomic Bomb...“That is the biggest fool thing we have ever done.  The bomb will never go off, and I speak as an expert in explosives.”  Admiral William Leahy to President Harry Truman, 1945.

Though well meaning, these men just didn’t see things with an open mind.  They looked at the natural world and concluded that certain things simply were not possible.  As we consider their words, be challenged to not look at the spiritual world and conclude that certain things are not possible; for, with God, all things are possible.

Today, it’s time to think out of the box.  Hindsight is 20/20.  So is spiritual hindsight.  Pray that on our spiritual journey the entire church family will experience the unifying power of seeing and believing God for something that is beyond what we could ask or think.

Prayer Focus:  Get alone with God and ask Him for spiritual vision.  Ask God to see with His eyes.  Reach Up to God in prayer for wisdom and insight to think what God can do through you in this spiritual journey we are all on!  Believe God for something way beyond the ordinary… what we can think of and count on!  Let him speak into your life with a challenge … and then take the challenge!