I Can See

One of the most precious gifts we have is sight. Being able to see the world that God has created. I have been amazed for the past four weeks watching Debbie has she has undergone her two cataract surgeries and her improved ability to see.

She has commented so often about how everything is so clear. Clear enough that she doesn't need glasses for her distance vision any longer.

That's how it is with our Christian walk at times. We get so busy, so tangled up in sin and ourselves that we are blind to the things that we are doing that can actually destroy our self.

Paul in Acts chapter 9 was a great example.

As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
"Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked.
"I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," he replied. "Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."

The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.

In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, "Ananias!"

"Yes, Lord," he answered.

The Lord told him, "Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight."

"Lord," Ananias answered, "I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem. And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name."

But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel. I will show him how much he must suffer for my name."

Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit." Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, and after taking some food, he regained his strength.

Acts 9:3-19

When we begin that relationship with Christ we become a new creature. All of the old is gone. And we really do see things differently. We see that love is better than hatred. We see that God has a plan for all mankind and life is truly more enjoyable if we trust in His ways over our own.