Good eyesight is a great gift. With our eyes we see and admire the beauty that God has put in our natural environment. Sight helps us see what is needed to accomplish our daily tasks. We use our eyes to read and learn, to see love in the eyes of another, to make necessary changes when we look in a mirror. We use our eyes to see the wisdom sayings in the book of Proverbs which help us understand the treasure of God’s truth.
My child, remember what I say and never forget what I tell you to do. Do what I say, and you will live. Be as careful to follow my teaching as you are to protect your eyes. Keep my teaching with you all the time; write it on your heart. Treat wisdom as your sister, and insight as your closest friend. (Proverbs 7:1-4 GNT)
When we can’t see clearly, we get prescription glasses. When the sun is bright, we wear sunglasses. If pressure in our eye is too much it can destroy our ability to see, so many people put drops in their eyes to relieve the pressure. At times even surgery is required when things grow in our eyes (cataracts) or one part of the eye detaches from another part. We do our best to take good care of our eyes because our ability to see is precious. Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. (Psalm 119:97, 119:11 NIV)
What will we do today to welcome God’s truth into our lives and let it give us insight for going forward? We are told to “never forget” what we’ve learned. We do this by asking the Holy Spirit to grow a real love in our hearts for God’s truth and then by making time to daily learn from God’s Word and from the experience, strength, and hope of others. Learning is not the objective. We must put into action what we learn in all our affairs. We rely on the Holy Spirit to give us a clear vision of what is true. We come to God for His healing medicine when we feel pressured. We allow God to cut away anything in our lives that is harming our ability to see.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Your Word is precious and the wisdom and insight it brings to my life is essential. Help me to pay attention to what You are teaching me and to what I see around me. As the Holy Spirit shows me, help me to apply Your principles in every event in my day. Amen
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