Seeing from Heaven's perspective

The following comes from the message that Pastor Robert Pena delivered at my grandmother's funeral over two years ago. I pray that it speaks to you, encourages you, as it has for me.

It's almost like, 'I don't want to learn anymore. I have heard my whole life about Jesus & I don't want anymore tribulation.' Yet, in that revelation there comes a preparation for when you run into that valley, the Lord has either placed a table in front us in the midst of our enemies on the mountain top & in that valley.  That is why He is the High Priest that has covered EVERYTHING that man has ever gone through or will ever go through. NOTHING is new to the one who sits at the right hand of God. What is so awesome about this is that Jesus did not come as the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost. He did not choose to come like Adam did when Adam walked in the garden in the cool of the day. Instead He said I will come in the likeness of sinful flesh, so that everything that comes against me, I will face as a man.  That way ALL mankind will be able to see the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

He never fails. He hits the mark every single time. So when we call upon a High Priest, He can say, "I contest, I understand, I have been there, I went through it in the same feening, in the likeness of sinful flesh and therefore I KNOW what your feeling and I am interceding for you AND YOU SHALL OVERCOME!
Your destiny is in His hands. Don't loose hope. Don't look at your situation as what it looks like now. You've got to understand that Heaven doesn't see things the way we see them. Just like in Psalm 116:15 says, "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints."  That's because there was nothing that was able to shake them from their faith. Nothing to get in the way as they began a good fight and they endured to the end to finish the race. They ran that race and ran it the best they could. Yes, they tripped here once in a while but know the word clearly states that a righteous man falleth seven times, but you see it's not the fall...it's the rising up that God looks at. You and I look at things in a particular light while the KING of KINGS sees past all what we see and what we THINK we see and in the end of our race He says, "Well done, welcome home, my good and FAITHful servant.
What more could you possibly ask for? I surely don't feel worthy to ask Him of anything...I just want to thank Him, even when it appears to be hopeless, for what He has already done. No need in waiting to thank Him for what He's going to do, for it's what He has ALREADY done that really matters.
Thank you, Pastor Robert (Bobby) Pena for sharing this message at my grandmothers funeral. It has been over two years since then and this message speaks to me EVERY SINGLE day! I love you and thank you for loving my Dad, as well, as our family. God bless you!