Saying it again
by Rosemary ~ June 25th, 2007Since my mind has been whirling around the thoughts about seeing clearly, it went back to a post I wrote last September, which hopefully will serve to expand on the subject, or at least our response to it. If we’re responding well to what God’s word says about specks and logs (Luke 6:41-42) and the way we view others and ourselves, our eyes will tell the tale.
There’s Something in Your Eye…
I’ve recently discovered Agatha Christie. Oh, I’ve known about her, but like a person uninformed I have passed right by her books in the library to go on to something that proved less interesting. Until now. I love mysteries, and if you throw in a couple of aging British mystery-solvers with a flair for language and unfailingly keen observation, I’m hooked.
Yesterday as I was reading, this wonderfully descriptive sentence struck me: “Her eyes were like windows in an empty house.”
Which, of course, got me thinking. I’ve seen eyes like that. Truthfully, I’m afraid my own eyes have been like that. Our eyes reflect what we are inside. They tell the tale, and try as we might, we can’t do a good job of making them tell anything but the truth. Do they shine with hope, or are they dull with hopelessness? (Update: Are they hard with anger and contempt, or are they soft with grace?)
In Ephesians 1:17-19, Paul writes, “…that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might….”
Paul knows the source of anything good coming from us. It is God’s work, his calling, his enlightening the eyes of our heart that puts the shine in our eyes. The house in which the Spirit of God dwells is not an empty house, but one whose windows are ablaze with the light of his glory.
Wondrous thought.
June 25th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
Wondrous thought indeed. The verse that was brought to mind was from 1 Cor 11:31 “But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged.”
In like manner, if we see with His eyes, think of what wonders we would be allowed to see. Lord, give me Your eyes to see clearly my sin that I might see fully Your grace!
June 26th, 2007 at 8:23 am
I want to reflect the light of his glory. Let us shine for Him!
June 26th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
My pastor just did 3 sermons on forgiveness which tie in well with this post. To truly understand how much we have been forgiven, to truly understand what we have been saved from changes our view of others quite quickly. We see clearly when we remember our deep sinfulness and God’s tremendous forgiveness. I long to be not too quick to judge, knowing who I would be without Christ.
Hebrews 12:2″Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith…..” May my eyes be fixed on Him so tightly that I reflect Him and His grace.