Picture David when he
was a shepherd boy. Many who knew him in his pre-Goliath days would very likely
have seen just an ordinary youth—one who lived at home with his parents and
siblings, enjoyed the outdoors and loved music. But where others saw a typical
teenager, God saw a king in young David. He saw David’s name being uttered in
honor forever for even the Lord Jesus is called the Son of David!
Picture Moses after he
had settled down comfortably in the desert with a beautiful wife, lovely
children and good in-laws. He might have seen himself happily retiring in the
near future. But God had bigger plans for him. God had big dreams for him. God
saw the Red Sea opening up before him and an entire Egyptian army being wiped
out in his presence. God saw in Moses the deliverer of His people.
Now, step back a
little less far in time with me. See a little boy standing alone during
playtime. Nobody wants him on their team because he is scrawny and seen as a
weakling. As he grows into his teens, he suffers from an inferiority complex.
He stammers and stutters so much that all his classmates laugh at him.
But today, he is the
senior pastor of New Creation Church. Several times each week, he stands in
front of a crowd of more than 30,000 people to preach. And he receives
invitations to speak in churches and pastors’ conferences worldwide. In those
early years, there was no way I could have ever conceived in my mind what God
saw in me and the dreams that He had for me.
Beloved, God does not
see as man sees. God saw in fearful Gideon a mighty man of valor and called him
so even when he was hiding from his enemies in fear (see Judges 6:12). God saw
in young David a king and anointed him as one (see 1 Samuel 16:10–13). God saw
in meek Moses a deliverer and drew him out from obscurity (see Exodus 3).
Today, God looks
beyond what man sees and says about you, and He has dreams for you that are
bigger than you can imagine! (Article & Picture; courtesy of Joseph Prince
Ministries, used with kind permission)
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