I slipped on my new pair of eyeglasses and was amazed at what I could now clearly see. Over the years my distance vision had slowly deteriorated so that I did not even notice how much I was missing when I looked around me. Now with corrective lenses I could clearly discern what was in front of me.
It made me think about how my spiritual vision can become so clouded that I cannot discern the things of God. If I am not vigilant, this world can fog up my view so that I cannot clearly see the Kingdom of God at work. It is exactly what Jesus taught his disciples in Luke 8:10, “‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand (NIV)'” Which was a reference to Isaiah 6:9.
In Luke 8, Jesus explained the meaning of the parable he told to the crowd of people gathered to hear him. Jesus describes all the ways that Satan can steal the word of God from us: “…takes away the word from their hearts (verse 12); …in the time of testing they fall away (13); …and choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures (14).” If we lose sight of the word of God for the reasons Jesus lists above, we will not be able persevere and act on it in order to be fruitful for The Lord.
My prayer is that your vision of God’s purpose in your life will remain clear and in focus; that the word of God will continue to work in your heart and not fall prey to the deceit of the evil one. As Paul wrote in Ephesians 1:18, “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people.”
#ThrowbackThursday — This post originally published January 20, 2017.
© 2017 CGThelen
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Wonderful read! Only through God’s lens can we truly see His Word, with clarity and meaning for our lives.
Thanks. Yes, God gives clarity and purpose to our lives. Praise God! Blessings.
Smiling at God’s timing. I was just meditating this week on these same Scriptures. I love your analogy with your new glasses. We just held a free eye clinic as an outreach here, serving about 500 people and giving them free glasses. Many of them had never been able to afford them in a whole lifetime, and seeing their faces light up when they could really see for the first time was amazing. So this is a vivid illustration for me!
That’s awesome. Love the way God works! What an amazing experience to see people get glasses for the first time and experience clear vision. Such a great ministry. Blessings.
Thank you, CG! The richest of blessings to you too!
Thanks a good reminder – its so easy to get distracted by the cares of this world.
Yes, so many distractions. Thanks for the comment.