I remember a sailing trip with my father. I was standing in the cockpit with him and his friend looking at the islands a few miles away. We were picking out landmarks that would help us identify our position. But, there was a problem. My dad could not see them. We kept pointing to them and trying to direct him toward them, but it was no use. He could not see. Finally, our friend suggested that he try on his glasses. The result was shocking. Not only did my dad see the landmarks we were referring to, he could see everything. He couldn’t believe it. Even the leaves on trees were visible. From that moment on, my dad saw the world differently. He is not the only one. According to Google (the ultimate truth for everything under the sun), 61% of the population uses corrective lenses of some type. Why do they need them? Simply put, our eyes are not healthy.
Today in Matthew 6:22-23, Jesus talks about the health of our spiritual eyes. Have you ever considered how well you see spiritually? When we take a cue from our physical eyes, the answer is not very encouraging. In fact, our picture of God is really fuzzy and unclear. When that is true, Godly choices are hard to make. In fact, as the scripture points out, they may be flat out wrong. Even worse, just like my dad, we don’t know that we don’t have the whole picture. We are being led astray and don’t even know it!
Thankfully, just like our physical sight, we are able to improve our spiritual vision. Consider these two distinct ways to test our spiritual sight. First, is the Bible. Psalm 119:105 says that God’s word is “a lamp unto our feet.” Additionally, 2 Peter 1:19 says that the light of scripture will light our path until our hearts can see clearly on their own. The second significant source of clear spiritual vision is other believers. Acts 2:42 tells us that through the teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread and prayers with other believers many are able to see clearly.
I am grateful for this opportunity with BibleJournal. Every day, it presents a unique opportunity to see God rightly with a Biblical foundation in the presence of other believers.