I remember getting my first pair of glasses. It was my junior year of high school. My parents took me to pick them up on a Friday
evening. I put them on for the first time and
everything changed. As we walked out of the
store and into the parking lot, I tripped several times. I watched my steps and found the ground was closer
than I had realized. I would attempt to
place my foot down and it would contact the ground far quicker than I expected. I had to stop looking at my steps and just
walk.
My parents needed to run an errand and I remained in
the car. I sat there looking out the
window at a sign. I would put my glasses
on and read the sign. Then I would take
them off and marvel at how sharp the images were with the glasses on. I studied the lines of each letter and the
contrast of colors between letters and background. From the sign my eyes drifted to the others
sights around. The traffic, the lights
and everything around me was sharper and clearer. I had been living in a blurry world without
even realizing it.
A few years later, I had a similar experience when
my spiritual eyes were opened. I had
grown up with a knowledge of God. I had
attended church and knew God was a triune being. He was Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I knew many things about Him and I knew many
Bible stories. I could tell you of Adam
and Eve and original sin. I could also tell
the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ to open the way to
heaven. But something was not quite
clear.
It was my sophomore year of college when I first saw
the truth in the Word of God. My eyes
were opened to the truth that the promises of the Bible were not just for the
members of a church, but for me personally.
This meant that a response from me was also required. “He
came to his own, and his
own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who
believed in his name, he gave the right to
become children of God, who were
born, not of blood nor
of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.” (John 1:11-13) I
needed to become one who ‘chooses to receive Him.’ I needed to believe on His name. Being part of a church or a denomination was
not enough.
Prior to this time, I had thought I was doing
okay. I wasn’t too bad and I was nice to
other people. I had been an active part
of a youth group. I saw my spiritual
life as being just fine as it was. Then
the truth of God’s word opened my eyes and corrected that blurry vision. Jesus came to the earth not just to save the
masses, but also to have a deep and personal relationship with me.
The
prophet Isaiah answered a calling from the Lord. “And he said, “Go, and
say to this people: “‘Keep on
hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’ Make the heart of this people dull, and their
ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with
their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” (Isaiah 6:8-10) The people
of Israel were following their rituals and thought they were following the
Lord. But their vision had been blinded.
There was a song from
the 70’s named ‘Love Broke Through.’ The
chorus of that song still resonates in my heart. It describes how my vision was corrected that
night. “Like waking up from the longest dream, how real it seemed, until your
love broke through. I was lost in a
fantasy, that blinded me, until your love broke through.” I suddenly saw the world the way it was meant
to be seen.
So if you have never entered into a relationship
with the Father, through Jesus Christ, don’t wait any longer. Ask Him to show you how blurry your vision
has become, by giving you the corrective lenses of the word of truth. Take action to access the relationship God is
offering you today. The sharpness and beauty
will amaze you!
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