THE NEED TO BE FARSIGHTED

THE NEED TO BE FARSIGHTED


I feel disheartened
When I think
Of what my childhood BASEBALL CARDS
Might be worth
If I STILL
Had them


UNFORTUNATELY they got pitched
When I went away
To college


But the Lord is
Never short sighted=
He always has the
LONG TERM GOOD
Of his people in mind


The Lord is farsighted
Taking the LONG TERM VIEW
Of things


“You-O Lord
Abide FOREVER=
And your name
Through all generations” Psalm 102:13


Our God sees OUR
PROBLEMS=with this Corona virus
Right now=and all
Our other problems


But he is NOT thinking
In the SHORT TERM=
He is thinking
Of the FUTURE
And how he
CAN BRING GOOD to his people


The need FOR US
TO BE FARSIGHTED=
The need for us
To THINK OF THE FUTURE


“Consider the blameless
Observe the upright-
A FUTURE AWAITS
Those who seek peace” Psalm 37:37


“There is surely
A FUTURE HOPE
For you


And your hope
Will not be cut off” Proverbs 23:18


“For I am convinced
That neither death nor life
Neither angels nor demons


Neither the present
NOR THE FUTURE


Nor any powers-
Neither height nor depth
Nor anything else
In all creation
Will be able to


Separate us
From the love of God
That is CHRIST JESUS our LORD” Romans 8:38-39


My dear friends=I urge you
To KEEP the faith
To be FARSIGHTED
With your life


You may NOT be
SEEING FRUIT right now
With your life=
With all the FRUSTRATIONS
Of the Corona virus


I urge you
KEEP THE FAITH=
God works out
All things to be GOOD


But it often takes
Time and faith
To FULLY RECOGNIZE IT


“........For it is time
To seek the Lord=
Until he comes-
And showers his righteousness
On you” Hosea 10:12


Take the LONG VIEW
With your life=sometimes
There is a NEED
TO BE FARSIGHTED


In the name of our Jesus=and our FATHER=who will consider all things AND TIME


Robert P. Wallman
7-15-20




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Terri Mifek