The blessing of the big picture
Most of us live pretty much from day to day most of the time. It's what to eat tonight; where to go on holiday, whether we've done enough work for tomorrow's meeting. And then suddenly we are faced with the bigger picture. Some crisis or shock, personal or national - even a positive one like finding out it's triplets, or a big promotion - forces a new perspective on us, a bigger picture. Our lives, our purpose, our death, our world.
Paul is passionate about the bigger picture. We are, he says, blessed in the heavenly realms. Even when we feel we are not blessed down here. We are chosen before the foundation of the world to be significantly part of the great drama set out in scripture. Chosen before it all began and chosen to be there when all things come together in Christ.
So, however tough it gets in the mean time, lift up your eyes and your hearts, says Paul. Lift them up above the daily worries and concerns of ordinary human life, and see the amazing blessings that are yours in Christ. In accordance with the riches of his grace and love he has chosen us to be holy and blameless, to be changed from one degree of glory to another until we are like him, to demonstrate his character to our world.
It's not easy, but instead of living head down, bound in to this life's small ups and downs, making do with the little blessings and the little picture, look up today and see the bigger picture.
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