Seeing the Big Picture

Our pastor preached a sermon this past Sunday in Matthew 16:13-16. He focused on the answer that Peter gave Jesus when he was asking them '...whom say ye that I am?". Peter answered, "Thou are the Christ, the Son of the living God." If we could ever really grasp this sentence, and take it personally....He is the Christ, the Son of the living God!

My husband and I went to a festival they were having just down the road from us. It was held in a nearby pasture that I have passed almost every day since we have lived here....which is going on 7 years now. Both my husband and I commented on how big this piece of land was, and how we never noticed how big it was before...not until we were now walking on it.

I began thinking about that....spiritually, and then Sunday's sermon got me thinking even more. Do you realize all you have through Jesus Christ? The more we learn of Him, the more there is to learn. The more knowledge we obtain of Him, the more we realize there is so much more to learn. You can have been saved a long time....but if you have not tried Him for yourself, then you have no idea how big He is!

Just as my husband and I had seen that pasture for years. We knew it was there, we see it as we pass down the road...and we certainly could drive right to it with no need for directions. But...only when we set foot on the pasture did it begin to really open up for us. We finally could see the 'big picture'.

The same goes for Jesus. He is not your parents religion, or your grandparents....He is not the man in the Bible stories......He is much bigger! You must try Him for yourself before you can ever see the big picture. I challenge you my friends, dig deeper, read more, pray more, worship more, focus more on Him....and you will see the bigger picture! You will not regret it! What a wonderful ride...I am enjoying every moment of Him...and cannot wait until He calls me home!!