July 1 | Letting God Reshape Your Perspective for His Purpose

Today's reading from Job 20–21 and Acts 10:24–48 invites us to reflect on the assumptions we carry and the ways God patiently reshapes our understanding over time. Both passages remind us that spiritual formation often requires us to loosen our grip on familiar conclusions so we can see more clearly through the truth of God's Word.In Job 20–21, Job challenges the confident assumptions of his friends, who believed life always worked according to a simple formula of reward and punishment. Their conclusions could not account for the complexity of God's wisdom, reminding us that human understanding is often more limited than we realize.In Acts 10, Peter enters Cornelius's home after God transforms the way he sees both people and God's unfolding plan. Before an entire Gentile household receives the gospel and the Holy Spirit, Peter himself is being formed. God gently dismantles years of assumptions so that Peter can participate in a work far greater than he ever imagined.Together, these passages invite us to approach God's Word with humility. As we continue returning to Scripture day after day, God doesn't simply give us more information. He reshapes the lens through which we see Him, ourselves, and the people around us. That's the slow, beautiful work of spiritual formation.