Vision
"Jesus therefore answered and was saying to them,'Truly, truly, I say to to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner." John 5:19
Sight is a marvelous sense. Our eyes are the lamp of our body. The intricacy and complexity of the human eye has been well documented. It's ability to quickly focus, to adjust to various levels of light, and to distinguish colors and patterns is one of God's special gifts to us. Good eyesight, however, does not always equal good vision.
Good vision has far more to do with our heart, mind, and will than it does with the quality of our eyesight. As many false eyewitness accounts reveal, the eye will see what the heart, mind and will want to see and/or what they have prepared the eye to see. We've all heard the expressions, they have a "trained" eye or a "real eye for that", meaning that they see that which, for whatever reason, others miss.
Jesus was that way. He was determined in heart, mind and will to see the Father at work. There were plenty of distractions around him, but His vision was impeccable. When Zachaeus was in the tree, Jesus knew the Father had put him there. Before Peter threw the net on the other side of the boat, Jesus saw the school of fish that the Father had assembled. Jesus only did what He saw the Father doing. Today, our eyesight may be terrific or maybe not so terrific, but it's the condition of our heart, will and mind that will determine the quality of our vision. Where have you seen God at work lately? If you are struggling for an answer, you are probably due for some appointments with the divine optometrist.
Grace and Peace,
Tom
Sight is a marvelous sense. Our eyes are the lamp of our body. The intricacy and complexity of the human eye has been well documented. It's ability to quickly focus, to adjust to various levels of light, and to distinguish colors and patterns is one of God's special gifts to us. Good eyesight, however, does not always equal good vision.
Good vision has far more to do with our heart, mind, and will than it does with the quality of our eyesight. As many false eyewitness accounts reveal, the eye will see what the heart, mind and will want to see and/or what they have prepared the eye to see. We've all heard the expressions, they have a "trained" eye or a "real eye for that", meaning that they see that which, for whatever reason, others miss.
Jesus was that way. He was determined in heart, mind and will to see the Father at work. There were plenty of distractions around him, but His vision was impeccable. When Zachaeus was in the tree, Jesus knew the Father had put him there. Before Peter threw the net on the other side of the boat, Jesus saw the school of fish that the Father had assembled. Jesus only did what He saw the Father doing. Today, our eyesight may be terrific or maybe not so terrific, but it's the condition of our heart, will and mind that will determine the quality of our vision. Where have you seen God at work lately? If you are struggling for an answer, you are probably due for some appointments with the divine optometrist.
Grace and Peace,
Tom
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