Philippians 3:12-14
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
I have worn glasses all of my life because of astigmatism in my left eye. I once worked for a Probate Judge who was near-sighted — he could see things close up, but was extremely impaired in seeing things at a distance. At some point Ed decided to have an eye examination.
The optometrist was shocked at the Judge’s inability to see at a distance and immediately prescribed glasses to correct the problem. It was hilarious hearing Ed exclaim delightedly over all of the things he could now see that were not seen before. He was astounded that it was possible to even read house numbers from the street!
As believers, we often suffer from limited vision in the spiritual realm. We are so focused on the things of this world that we fail to have our spiritual vision checked in order to be able to see things as God desires.
I want to have my own spiritual vision clear enough that I will be able to see the hand of God at work so that I can become a part of His Master Plan. The way to do this is to dive into the Word of God and constantly seek to discover the things God wants me to see. OPEN MY EYES, LORD!
God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!
– – – Pastor Cecil