Through Heaven's Eyes (From Disney's Prince of Egypt)

A single thread in a tapestry
Through its color brightly shine
Can never see its purpose
In the pattern of the grand design

And the stone that sits on the very top
Of the mountain's mighty face
Does it think it's more important
Than the stones that form the base?

So how can you see what your life is worth
Or where your value lies?
You can never see through the eyes of man
You must look at your life

Look at your life through heaven's eyes
Lai-la-lai...

A lake of gold in the desert sand
Is less than a cool fresh spring
And to one lost sheep, a shepherd boy
Is greater than the richest king
If a man lose ev'rything he owns
Has he truly lost his worth?
Or is it the beginning
Of a new and brighter birth?

So how do you measure the worth of a man
In wealth or strength or size?
In how much he gained or how much he gave?
The answer will come
The answer will come to him who tries
To look at his life through heaven's eyes

And that's why we share all we have with you
Though there's little to be found
When all you've got is nothing
There's a lot to go around

No life can escape being blown about
By the winds of change and chance
And though you never know all the steps
You must learn to join the dance
You must learn to join the dance
Lai-la-lai...

So how do you judge what a man is worth
By what he builds or buys?
You can never see with your eyes on earth
Look through heaven's eyes
Look at your life
Look at your life
Look at your life through heaven's eyes


My we all begin to see ourselves through heaven's eyes!
This song really spoke to me, may it also bless you.

Bears, Fire, and Authority.

This morning I  was reading 2 Kings 1-2.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20kings%201-2&version=NKJV
(Here is the link if you want to check it out.)

These passages got me to thinking about authority.
Here is the deal.
Part 1:
A king decides to send some men to consult a fake God to see if he will recover from an injury. Elijah intercepts them and says that because you tried to consult a fake God, You will die. So Elijah decides to take a rest under a tree. The king then sends a captain and 50 soldiers to bring Elijah to him. Elijah gets scared and calls down fire on them. This happens again. When the 3rd set comes, the captain pleads for his men's and his life. God sends an Angel to Elijah and tells him to go.

Part 2:
Elijah is taken up to heaven. Before this Elisha makes a deal that if he sees Elijah go, then he will get a double portion of Elijah spirit. Elijah is taken and Elisha sees, and receives the double portion.

Part 3:
Elisha is walking along, some youths call him a bald man, he curses them and 2 bears come and kill them.
 

My Thoughts:
Elijah and Elisha, great men, incredible authority, but they were crazy! Killing people because you are scared or offended seems a bit extreme. How did they get this authority? Of course God gave it to them, but I don't feel like God is a smiter. How did they know that God would allow them to do that? And who was Elijah to say if Elisha could have a portion of his spirit. Do we have that Authority?

I then reflected over the New Testament and how the disciples had Authority to heal, cast out demons, speak in tongues,  (or vanish in Phillips case), or touch things and people could be healed by them. Where is that Authority today? Do we have it? How do we become confident in it?

Clearly authority seems to be important in our lives. Through out the old and new testament Authority is woven through God's followers. Both the prophets and the disciples possessed it.

Jesus said we were given all Authority over all the earth. Let's embrace this authority God has given us and give him the Glory!

A Picture of my World.

COLUMBUS Oh! I love this city!