As believers in the LORD Jesus, we are called to walk by faith and not by sight. To say this is counter intuitive is really an understatement, for from our earliest days we learn to rely upon our vision. Seeing with our eyes makes navigating the world something we take for granted. It is good for us to remember the God who created man's eyes can certainly see, and He can see far beyond what we could perceive or imagine.
Man looks on the outer appearance, but God looks upon the heart. Jacob was able to fool his father Isaac by a crude disguise fashioned of goat skins on his arms and neck, yet God sees through the most sophisticated schemes and motives of men. Samuel looks upon the oldest son of Jesse and envisioned him being a stately and worthy king, but God had rejected him because his heart bore no resemblance to His own. Whether we have 20/20 vision or suffer from cataracts, it is imperative we acknowledge God's vision is infinitely clearer than ours, and without His insight we are running blind in the dark.
A man in fellowship with God is granted spiritual sight the most eagle-eyed creature of all God's creation cannot possess. An example of this is seen in the prophet Ahijah whose eyes were glazed over due to age. King Jeroboam told his wife to disguise herself and go to the prophet with gifts and inquire about his son who was ill. 1 Kings 14:5-6 reads, "Now the LORD had said to Ahijah, "Here is the wife of Jeroboam, coming to ask you something about her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus you shall say to her; for it will be, when she comes in, that she will pretend to be another woman." 6 And so it was, when Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, he said, "Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another person? For I have been sent to you with bad news." Isn't this amazing? If Ahijah was able to see and relied upon his ability to see he could have been fooled by the woman's disguise, but though blind God gave him insight and made him His messenger.
Losing the ability to see clearly with your eyes is a terrible loss, but broken fellowship with the Almighty is a far greater loss spiritually and physically. If he lived today Ahijah would have qualified as a person with a disability due to his blindness, but he was an able servant of the Most High God chosen and sent with serious tidings though he remained at home. God brought opportunities to him! How wonderful is the insight God gives, and that He would choose to employ us in His service despite our frailty. In our weakness we discover great strength in our God and purpose even failing health cannot rob us of. Because of the lamp of God's Word and the Light of the World Jesus Christ, we need never languish in the dark.
Man looks on the outer appearance, but God looks upon the heart. Jacob was able to fool his father Isaac by a crude disguise fashioned of goat skins on his arms and neck, yet God sees through the most sophisticated schemes and motives of men. Samuel looks upon the oldest son of Jesse and envisioned him being a stately and worthy king, but God had rejected him because his heart bore no resemblance to His own. Whether we have 20/20 vision or suffer from cataracts, it is imperative we acknowledge God's vision is infinitely clearer than ours, and without His insight we are running blind in the dark.
A man in fellowship with God is granted spiritual sight the most eagle-eyed creature of all God's creation cannot possess. An example of this is seen in the prophet Ahijah whose eyes were glazed over due to age. King Jeroboam told his wife to disguise herself and go to the prophet with gifts and inquire about his son who was ill. 1 Kings 14:5-6 reads, "Now the LORD had said to Ahijah, "Here is the wife of Jeroboam, coming to ask you something about her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus you shall say to her; for it will be, when she comes in, that she will pretend to be another woman." 6 And so it was, when Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, he said, "Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another person? For I have been sent to you with bad news." Isn't this amazing? If Ahijah was able to see and relied upon his ability to see he could have been fooled by the woman's disguise, but though blind God gave him insight and made him His messenger.
Losing the ability to see clearly with your eyes is a terrible loss, but broken fellowship with the Almighty is a far greater loss spiritually and physically. If he lived today Ahijah would have qualified as a person with a disability due to his blindness, but he was an able servant of the Most High God chosen and sent with serious tidings though he remained at home. God brought opportunities to him! How wonderful is the insight God gives, and that He would choose to employ us in His service despite our frailty. In our weakness we discover great strength in our God and purpose even failing health cannot rob us of. Because of the lamp of God's Word and the Light of the World Jesus Christ, we need never languish in the dark.
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