I Can See
August 4, 2008
A couple of weeks ago I accidentally scratched my glasses and thus ordered new lenses. It turned out to be a blessing because I got my prescription updated. I had noticed that my vision was lessening as of late but I simply chalked it up as a fact of life that must be accepted. Thursday as I was getting a hair cut I observed the objects around me with my glasses off. I felt as though I were in a state of suspended animation with no objective point of reference in my life. A few minutes later while sitting in the vision center at Wal-Mart the receptionist brought my glasses with the new lenses. I reached for them, slowly pulled them to my face, and exclaimed with joy as angels sang, “I can see.” I was able to discern distant minute details with clarity that I had not had in years. Few people have the vision of an eagle, able to see the intricate details in live, but most do not. We go around seeing, but through a glass dimly. Jesus was in the business of opening blinded eyes. Jesus explained the purpose of parable to His disciples, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables, so that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing thy may hear and not understand; lest they should turn, and their sins be forgiven them” (Mark 4:11-12). Jesus gave us the key to seeing. There are two kinds of people spiritually: those on the outside and those on the inside of God’s will. We fail to see the intricate blessings of life because we have predetermined what we will do or not do for Christ. We fail to see what we consider small sins such as prayerlessness, legalism, and self-sufficiency because we are afraid to yield certain areas of our lives to Christ. Remember that a small virus can often be more deadly than a large saber-tooth beast. Jesus commanded the Church at Laodicea to “anoint your eyes with eye salve that you may see” (Rev. 3:18). God only enhances our spiritual vision if we are willing to act on what we see! How’s your vision?
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