October 29, 2008 Perspective
ODB RADIO: Listen Now <http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/our-daily-bread/2008/10/29/devotion.aspx ##> | Download <http://rbcorg.httpsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/rbcorg_vitalstream_com/odb/200 8/10/odb-10-29-08.mp3> READ: Isaiah 40:12-13,25-31 <http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?language=english&passage=Isaiah+40:12- 13,25-31> He . . . sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers. -Isaiah 40:22 Question: When is a bird bigger than a mountain? Answer: When the bird is closer than the mountain. In reality, the bird is not bigger than the mountain, but it sure looks that way when the feathery fellow is perched on my window ledge and the mountain is far away in the distance. Sometimes we perceive God this way in relationship to our problems. The troubles facing us seem huge because they are so close-like a big black bird with beady eyes and a sharp beak waiting for a smaller animal's weariness to turn into helplessness so it can devour it. At such times, God seems as far away as a distant mountain, and we perceive Him as being small and unreachable. The prophet Isaiah changes our perspective by asking these rhetorical questions: "Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, measured heaven with a span and calculated the dust of the earth in a measure? Weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?" (40:12). The Lord "gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength" (v.29). Just as a bird is never bigger than a mountain, no problem is ever bigger than God. It's all a matter of changing our perspective. - Julie Ackerman Link <http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/our-daily-bread/Julie-Ackerman-Link.aspx > The problems that we face each day Can seem too much to bear Until we turn our eyes to Christ And trust His tender care. -Sper We worship a God who is greater than our greatest problem. Salam, Sonny Tutuarima DSM-PPAd 021-2310108 ext 4921 Hijaukan Bumi Kita ________________________________ "This e-mail (including any attachments) is intended solely for the addressee and could contain information that is confidential; If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, disclosure, copying or dissemination of this e-mail and any attachment is strictly prohibited and you should immediately delete it. This message does not necessarily reflect the views of Bank Indonesia. Although this e-mail has been checked for computer viruses, Bank Indonesia accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus and any malicious code transmitted by this e-mail. Therefore, the recipient should check again for the risk of viruses, malicious codes, etc as a result of e-mail transmission through Internet" ________________________________ ** “This e-mail (including any attachments) is intended solely for the addressee and could contain information that is confidential; If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, disclosure, copying or dissemination of this e-mail and any attachment is strictly prohibited and you should immediately delete it. This message does not necessarily reflect the views of Bank Indonesia. Although this e-mail has been checked for computer viruses, Bank Indonesia accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus and any malicious code transmitted by this e-mail. Therefore, the recipient should check again for the risk of viruses, malicious codes, etc as a result of e-mail transmission through Internet”
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