God’s Picture Puzzle ~ Message 50

  This message looks at the bible as though it were a puzzle and the more pieces we find the clearer the picture becomes.

 Some say that a picture is worth a thousand words but there are pictures with multiple images in one illustration.  An internet search of "two faces or a vase" or "an old woman or a young woman" reveals examples that teach that our perspective is important.  What our interests are on controls more than we realize.  The disciples only saw the storm until Jesus calmed sea because there focus was on self preservation rather than the Son of God.  

  The entire word of God works the same way, when we are about self we miss the big picture, the stories become entertainment rather than a view into God's interaction with His creation.  We miss completely how God thinks, what He wants or the final end product of His work over thousands of years.  Instead it becomes about us and getting relief from problems and blessings to make our lives happier and easier.

 Salient Points: Seeing the big picture, God’s working in our lives, Missing the unseen, Only seeing problems, Three and a half years of trouble, Calendar differences, Jewish calendar, Moses and Elijah, Water into blood, Significance of water and blood, Living water, God’s words, Putting God’s puzzle together, Looking for God’s purpose, Another night with frogs, Fire ashes sin, God does it on purpose, Why serpents, God’s design for animals, Living under a curse, Fiery serpents, Today’s medical insignias, Looking to feel good, Worms in the bible.      

Scripture: Rev. 11:3-6, Ex. 7:19, 10-12, Job 25:6, Mk. 9:44, Num. 21:4-9 

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