Living from God's Standpoint

Today’s Reflection

Before receiving the Spirit, one is accustomed to think relatively, comparing one person with another; afterward one thinks from God’s standpoint. . . . [Christians] think of the work of God, and with the feelings of God think of God’s universe.

—Edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe, The Upper Room Spiritual Classics: Writings of Toyohiko Kagawa (Upper Room Books, 2017)

Today’s Question

Who have you judged using human standards? How does God view that person?

Today’s Scripture

For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.—Matthew 5:45 NRSVUE

Prayer for the Week

God, let your Holy Spirit live in me so I can view the world from your perspective. Amen.