Only for your eyes
But as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, what no human mind has conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him.” (1. Korinther 2,9).
While I waited my turn to have my eyes examined, I was struck by how wonderfully our eyes are made. As I contemplated the wonders of sight, several scriptures came to mind that opened my eyes to the power of Jesus to make the blind see. The Bible records many miracles for us to examine more closely. The man who was blind from birth and was healed by Christ said, "Whether he is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know: I was blind, and now I see." (Johannes 9,25).
We were all spiritually blind, but God opened our eyes so that we could recognize the truth in the Holy Scriptures. Yes! I was spiritually blind from birth, but now I see through faith, for God has brought light into my heart. I recognize in the person of Jesus Christ the full radiance of God's glory. (2. Korinther 4,6)Just as Moses saw the one who is invisible. (Hebräer 11,27).
It is very comforting to know that God watches over us to protect us. “For the eyes of the Lord roam throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.” (2. Chronik 16,9)Let us also look to the Book of Proverbs: “For the ways of every man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he watches over all his paths.” (Sprüche 5,21)“The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, looking on the evil and the good.” (Sprüche 15,3)No one can escape the eyes of the Lord!
God is the builder of our eyes. From time to time, our eyes need to be examined by an optician for better vision. Thank God, who gave us sight to see His amazing creation all around us. Let us thank God even more for opening our spiritual eyes to understand His glorious truth. Through the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, we recognize what hope God gave us when He called us; what a rich and wonderful inheritance He has prepared for those who belong to His holy people. (Epheser 1,17-18).
If you have to wait to have your eyes examined, reflect on the wonder of your sight. Close your eyes to see nothing. Then open them and look at the things around you. Wonders upon wonders, “in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet, for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised, they will be imperishable, and we will be changed.” (1. Korinther 15,52)We will see Jesus in his glory and be like him; we will see him with our own eyes as he truly is. (1. Johannes 3,1-3)Praise God, the Almighty, and thank Him for all His miracles.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank you for having created us reverentially and wonderfully in your image. One day we will see how your son Jesus Christ really is. For this I praise you in the name of our Savior Jesus. Amen
by Natu Moti
