No matter how much I cleaned the lenses, my glasses stayed
smudged—everything I saw seemed blurred. It was time for new glasses.
Weeks later, sitting in the big chair with all the examining
gadgets nearby, I explained my dilemma to the doctor. After hearing my story,
he said, “Hmm, well, let me take a look.” After the eye exam, he looked at me
and said, “You have cataracts.” I was stunned! No one in my family had
cataracts—that possibility never crossed my mind. To ensure his diagnosis was
correct, I mentioned that I heard cataracts must reach a particular stage
before surgery is needed. With a slight smile, he kindly replied, “You passed
that stage a long time ago.” I faulted my glasses as the problem, but it was my
vision.
Traveling to Damascus, Saul, later called Paul (the apostle),
was surrounded by a light from heaven. As he fell to the ground, Jesus
introduced Himself and instructed what he should do. Saul rose from the ground,
blind. It was not until he followed Jesus’ instructions that “the scales” fell
from his eyes, and God restored his sight. God blinded Saul for him to “see”
the truth. Once he saw The Truth (Jesus), he became a mighty man of God,
proclaiming and writing the Good News of the risen Savior, Jesus Christ.
What is it that blurs your vision? How quick we are
sometimes to jump to conclusions on matters because we see through faulty
lenses. The only way to assure precise spiritual vision is to look through a clean
and faultless lens—the “smudge-free” truth of God’s Word.
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