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PARALLEL LINES

Text :Luke 16:15 

And He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Parallel lines are lines that do not intersect or meet at any point. They are always parallel and are at equidistant from each other. 

In the same vein, man and God can be compared to parallel lines, when the man is not walking according to God's words and the leading of the Spirit.

Since the fall of man, man's values and God's values have grown wide apart. This is why Jesus came to bring about reconciliation between God and man. (2Cor. 5:18-19).

In practical terms, the way God sees things are always different from the way man sees his own realities. For instance, Isaiah 55:9 says *"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."* Unless you embrace God's view through His word, you will always find yourself at variance with God.

Jesus once mentioned a scenario where what God esteem is totally parallel to that which is esteemed by man. He said *"....that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God"* 

When man says, 'this is highly esteemed,' God says, 'this is an abomination'. Most of the things that are celebrated in our world today are abominable in the sight of God.

There are lots of works, celebrities and famous folks in our world today that are highly esteemed and celebrated, but they are abominable before the Lord. *As a child of God, you must always view all things with God's eye glasses and from God's perspective.* 

 *As a believer, you must learn to see Values from God's perspective.* God's definition of life realities must also become your own  definition. 

God told the rich church in Laodicea  that they are poor. (Rev 3: 17-18).Though, they were rich according to man's standard, but according to God's standard, He referred to them as being poor and blind.

Let God be your standard, Don't flow with popular opinion, rather chose to go with God's opinion.

Bible reading:

Luke 16:19-31.
 
PRAYER FOCUS

1. Father God, help me to always see things from your own perspective in Jesus name. 

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