Scripture: Matthew 6:22-23
Journal: How are your eyes these days?
How well are you seeing?
Does it seem like your eyes are filled more with darkness or light? Why?
What do you see in your life and heart right now?
Reflection:
I went to the eye doctor the other day
thinking it was just a routine visit, that all was well with my seeing. That is until he put the correct lenses
on me, and then I was amazed at how poor my vision had become, without my even
knowing it. It’s kind of scary how
easily our eyes can change over time and us not even be aware of it. It happens so gradually that we don’t even
notice it. We get so used to not seeing
clearly that it becomes the norm.
That is until someone shows us what it is like to see through
good eyes, and then we are amazed at how we could even function with vision
that poor. That’s what Jesus is getting
at in these verses, the importance of having good eyes. Because when our eyes are bad
not only is our seeing distorted, but so is everything else. Our poor vision effects our perception of
reality and of truth. But when our eyes
are good, our vision is clear and our thinking is accurate, allowing
us to see our lives and our world through God’s eyes. How are your eyes these days?
Prayer
Closing
Prayer: Lord Jesus, give us your eyes. Then we will see ourselves and our world
through the lenses of light and truth.
Amen.
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