The Divine Perspective
ZADOK PUBLICATIONS - Dr. C. R. OLIVER
February 1, 2014
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February 1, 2014 The Divine Perspective Introduction: The prophet viewed everything through the eyes of the Lord God, not determining his reality by his surroundings or his circumstances or his times. Jeremiah was not blinded by the opinions of others, the ruling courts of his day or his rejection by the established clergy. He had been to God's Holy Mountain and knew things are "not as they seem." Not trusting his own reason or guiding his own pathway, he sought wisdom from only one source. Deep within him burned the fire of God and part of his being was the Word ingested. Self-evident was the truth of his declaration, "Call to Me and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know." My God, that is what we must have in these days! Let us cease swapping the external for the eternal, thus making our determinations based on cultural, economic or social considerations. The Kingdom is larger than our play area. Buried deep in history are landmarks set there for our understanding, tracing how our limitless God is equipping a limitless people. If the mountain before us is not a holy one, He commands to move it. Religious malfeasance is an odious substance in the effluence of modern thought. The world seeks to ignore, reject or slough expressions of Divine Perspective, as does the modern church. "Thus saith the Lord" has been replaced with homilies from passive pundits. Lost are the missiles of fire taken from coals off the altar in the Temple of the Most High. God's perspective is what is important, and it demands a "coming up here," rather than "staying down there" in order to have it. It is in this "seating together," we learn to see as He sees, hear as He hears. Sitting with Him hones our compassion into the white heat of One who will ride the white horse. While handling "heavenly matters," we comprehend the true issues of life. No, we do not abandon cultural, educational and social influences. No, we remain aware of status and economic stratification, but we see such through the eyes of Divine perspective.Ephesians 2:5-7 Take Moses as an example of the change in perspective that comes from being with God. Moses did not stumble onto the mountain; it was appointed by God for that time. Perhaps this is why the Almighty continually draws His people to the mountain of God and speaks with them from that advantage. Perhaps when Moses climbed the rocky slope of Mt. Horeb as a fugitive and lowly herdsman, he had no idea that he would descend a savior and a "sent one." He embraced the Divine Perspective. So must we!Exodus 3:1-6 Oh saint of the Most High, come to the mountain of God and get a fresh view! (However, one must be brought out of Egypt first.) Moses camped on that mountain.Exodus 3:12 Separated from the influence of Egypt, alone with the Most High, he established a citadel of power within himself. God could there do things in Him and for Him that forever would stamp his name in history. (His meekness came from assurances found on the mountain.) We must camp on the mountain of God in order to re-establish our families. Oh church, there is no running between the world and the mountain of God.Exodus 18:5-6 Oh preachers, get up to the mountain of God now. Learn his "point of view." Seek His Divine perspective and only then come down to your people. Then you will lift your people to a higher level of consideration. There is little challenge in valley thinking. Your congregation may tremble at your words, but that is better than fruitless tears and cowardly timidity. Thundering and Lightening are not the trappings of modern clergy, neither is a clear Word from the Lord.Exodus 19:3-4 God is calling us to the mountain of Holiness to garner a fresh perspective for the last days. Don't fear the mountain! Moses was eventually drawn to two different mountains to see two great revelations. He received his discharge papers on one mountain and was summoned to witness the power of Jesus on another one, called the mount of Transfiguration. The mount of Transfiguration afforded the contrast between the world's perspective and the high perspective of God. While the three chosen disciples were being introduced to a life transforming view, the balance of the disciples were struggling with the vicissitudes of the valley. (This was due to a child they could not cure. It took the God perspective to do the job.) The transforming mountain forever changes the valley view. Don't fear when God calls you to His mountain; beware when satan tries to direct you to his.Deuteronomy 32:48-52 Satan sought to tempt the Son of God by bringing Him to a high mountain in order to acquaint Jesus with his perspective. Jesus rejected satan's mountain and his premises. (Review the following passage and realize that every person on earth faces these same two mountains and their variant perspectives.) George Beverly Shea's song, "I'd rather have Jesus than silver or gold, I'd rather have Jesus than riches untold, I'd rather have Jesus than anything, this world affords today," cannot be sung in modern religious circles truthfully. It has been replaced by the siren songs of demons and the drum beat of devils.Matthew 4:8-11 God always has a mountain with His different perspective. Often Jesus retired to that mountain to pray, to renew the God-Perspective within Himself and to "call unto Him (Jer. 33:3)." Mountains, however, are not required for such activity. Nevertheless, congregations today are bereft of the "God-perspective." Surrounded by nagging continuums, the bombardment of media and the pressure of modern living, they often depend on Sunday messages and pulpit pulchritude to define FOR them that which can only can be obtained by personally showing up on the Mountain of Holiness. C.G. Bevington said it often took many days to silence the voices, so he could get God's "point of view." (Bevington, C.G., "Remarkable Miracles.")Matt 14:23 Flowing out of those "alone times with God," Jesus delivered what has been deemed the greatest sermon ever preached, "The Sermon on the Mount." O' to hear a message flowing out of pulpits and broadcasts that was birthed in heaven and brought like fresh manna to the masses. He, who is the bread of life, longs to be the sustenance of souls. His provisions come from the heavenly store! (True prophecy from that store is the testimony of Jesus! True preaching relies on that store; effective praying comes from the strength gained from that store.)Matthew 5:1-3 Get to the mountain before there comes a cry for the rocks! Though God retreated from the presence of Eli's lying horde and when He abandoned the Temple in Jerusalem (according to Ezekiel), He did not distance Himself without being within reach. Though He traversed with His Presence to Mt. Hermon during the whoredoms of the Temple clergy, now He stands on Mt. T'Sion in the New Jerusalem and beckons us to His perspective.Heb 12:18-25 Notice please the difference between Zion and T'Sion. Oh, there is a vast difference to be sure. One places the Temple mount at the center of interest, while the other places the heavenly prospect at the forefront. We are gathered to Mt. T'Sion. Those who worship the earthly Zion had best take notice. T'Sion is the greater place for gathering.NT:4622 Sion (see-own'); of Hebrew origin [OT:6726]; Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant): Notice the elements of this gathering: The world cannot dismiss this scene as irrelevant. The most relevant perspective of our time and eternity is found here. (Away with the petty concerns of earth, I embrace the true reality.)City of the living God-the heavenly Jerusalem Recently, an evangelist assailed the clergy by saying, "Never in my lifetime have I encountered so many 'proud' preachers. Proud of their accomplishments, they regale in their numbers and the size of their congregations." Alas, from the heavenly perspective of Hebrews they are the ones who are irrelevant! (That same preacher also said he never encountered as many "limp wristed sissy preachers" in his life.) Let us view from a different vantage point. Let us hear from His voice. Let us gather a perspective so solidifying it becomes the foundation for our fellowship. May we spend time in the secret place of the Most High. May we view things as He does and call forth those things that reflect His will. May we never stop repeating, "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." May we climb the Mountain of God and stay there until we hear, "You have dwelled long enough in this mountain." Then let us burst onto this holocaust of hell (called modern society) while marching around their walled Jerichos and watch their walls fall. Let us meet the enemies of God with the Sword of Gideon and the recalcitrance of Joshua. Immutable, irrefutable truth coming from our lips, let us stand as those "who have been with Jesus."Revelation 14:1-5 Until Next month, Dr. Cosby R. Oliver, PhD. |
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