The Bishop’s Mind: Christian Wisdom, Daily Devotionals & Empowering Messages for Kingdom Living

  The View from Here: Finding Your Perspective Through Praise "Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power… Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord." – Psalm 150:1–6 (KJV)    People may attend the same event, yet each person holds a different view based on where they are positioned. Life unfolds through shared experiences, but perspectives vary according to vantage point.    Think of a concert, a play, an opera, or a symphony. Everyone hears the music, yet seating determines the view. The question becomes: Where are you seated, and how is that view shaping your life?     Firstly: The View from the Set    The view from the set reveals what happens behind the scenes. At a live orchestra performance, music may rise from the pit unseen. Lights are managed backstage. Cameras roll beneath the stage. Preparation unfolds out of public view. ...

  The Aerial View: Rising Above with Christ’s Perspective (Ephesians 2:6–8) "By grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God."   Ephesians 2:8 (KSB)    Sometimes people are squinting and straining to see God in their situation. They are trying to find the good but are looking from an eye-level view. Yet when you rise in your consciousness into the Christ mind, the Christ consciousness, the heavenly realm you begin to see things differently. Perspective changes when consciousness ascends.    In Ephesians 2:6, Paul tells us that when Christ rose from the dead, we rose with Him. When He ascended into the heavenly realms, we ascended with Him. We did not merely observe His resurrection; we participated in it. We died to our old selves: old habits, old thinking, old speech. And when He rose, we rose to a new life, a new way of being.  We are not bound by what we see on earth. Because Christ ha...