-May 31, 2024-
Good morning beloved, happy Friday,
“For now I see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I am fully known.”
(1 Corinthians 13:12).
The gift of eyesight is such a blessing. We often take it for granted until we have a problem with our eyes. There are very few people who can see without some vision correction. I have worn glasses since I was 18. I first noticed it when I had to sit near the front of the class in order to see.
Quite a few people wear glasses, others contact lenses. There are so many corrective procedures nowadays such as Lasix and CLR. Pardon the pun, the scientific advances are out of sight.
To date myself, we used to have an expression when I was in high school: “outta sight.” It means something is super good. Unlike the word cool, outta sight has not lasted in our vernacular.
As we age our eyes age and we can’t see like we used to. My cousin’s husband Mike is having cataract surgery this morning. Another friend, Rick, who is younger than I am needs it too and waiting for his surgery. I also know quite a few other people who have had it. They all came through very well.
Rick gave us a devotion from the Word on the eyes, physical and spiritual. I thought of several individuals in Scripture that grew very old and their vision was dimmed. Isaac, Jacob, and Eli all came to mind. I wonder if it was from cataracts. Moses was the only person in the Bible whose vision never dimmed. Deuteronomy 34:7 says, “Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished.”
Paul had eye problems also. When he wrote, now “We see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face…” Those living in Paul’s day didn’t have mirrors as we have today, that show a clear representation. They had copper pots. They could see themselves in them, but dimly.
Now in this world, we see dimly the things of God, but one day we will see our blessed Lord Jesus Christ with new eyes in a new spiritual body. What a great day that will be!
We must take care of our eyes now; we can do some things to help them: use larger fonts, get giant print Bibles, wear sunglasses with UV protection, get regular eye exams, and rest our eyes during and after working on computers.
Spiritually, we should pray with the psalmist, “Open my eyes, that I may see wonderful things from your law” (Psalm 119:18). This should be our prayer every time we read and study God’s Word.
Have a blessed day seeing everything and everyone in the light of God’s Word. Stay safe and healthy.
May we see Jesus through eyes of faith, until we see Him face to face.
Dean
Dean Allen's Daily Devotional 