Thoughts for Life: Sky Garden (in London)

Bill Crowder- "While in London, a friend arranged for my wife Marlene and me to visit the Sky Garden.

On the top floor of a thirty-five-story building in London's business district, the Sky Garden is a glass-encased platform filled with plants, trees, and flowers. (Google images, Sky Garden).

But the sky part captured our attention. We gazed down from a height of over 500 feet, admiring St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, and more. Our views of the capital city were breathtaking—providing a helpful lesson on perspective.

Our God has a perfect perspective of everything we experience. The psalmist wrote, 'For He looked down from His holy height; from heaven the LORD gazed upon the earth, to hear the groaning of the prisoner, to set free those who were doomed to death.' (Ps. 102:19-20 NASB).

Like the hurting people pictured in Psalm 102, we are often locked into the present with its struggles, 'Groaning' with despair. But God sees our lives from beginning to end. Our Lord is never caught off guard by the things that can blindside us.

As the psalmist anticipated, His perfect perspective will lead to an ultimate rescue that sets free even those 'doomed to death' (vv. 20, 27-28).

In difficult moments, remember: we may not know what is coming next, but our Lord does. We can trust him with every moment that stretches before us." Bill Crowder

"Focusing on Christ puts everything else into perspective."

Today's Bible verses-

Phil. 4:19 (NKJV) "And my God shall supply all
your need according to His riches in glory by
Christ Jesus."

Phil. 4:6, 7 (NKJV) "Be anxious for nothing, but in
everything by prayer and supplication, with
thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
(v. 7) and the peace of God, which surpasses all
understanding, will guard your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus."

Eph. 3:20, 21 (NKJV) "Now to Him who is able to do
exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that works in us, (v. 21) to Him
be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all
ages, world without end. Amen."

Today's quote-

~ Julie Schwab- "When we're unsettled by the chaos of life, it's easy to forget that God is standing in the middle of the storm with us. Jesus asked Peter, 'Why did you doubt?' (Matt. 14:31).
No matter what we're going through, He is there. He is here. Next to us at that moment, in this moment, ready to reach out and rescue us."

Let's pray: Father, "help me to turn to You in the midst of my busyness and life's distractions. Thank You for always being here, ready to catch me."

"God is waiting for us to turn to Him
so He can reach out and help."

(Taken from Our Daily Bread®, © 8/17/2018 by Our Daily Bread Ministries, Grand Rapids, MI. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. www.odb.org).

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Today's question-

Do you believe God can handle your prayers?

Check out the verses above, and you'll see that He can! The verses tell us that God can supply all our needs, and that we're to "be anxious for nothing" (Phil. 4:6) and to "let your requests be made known to God." God is able to "do exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think, according to the power that works in us," (Eph. 3:20), and you can "know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God." (See v. 19)

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