Truth To Wonder: conversation for christ
Clarity of vision
I recently saw a heart-warming short video of a little child getting glasses for the first time. The child was around eighteen months old and was clearly unsure as to the whole setup of being at an opticians. When the optometrist gently placed the new glasses on the child for the first time, there was a moment of resistance from the unsure little one. Yet, what took place next brought a happy tear to my eye.
As the optometrist stepped away from the child, the expression of the child suddenly changed. Their eyes grew wide as they paused for a moment and took in a whole new world of clear vision. Having spent all their infant days in a hazy blur, suddenly this little one could see everything with brilliant clarity! Their amazement continued as they looked around the room in wide eyed wonder, sharing a palpable sense of their excitement and joy!
As I watched that short video, it made me think on how we believers in Christ are likely to react when we see our Redeemer with our own eyes for the first time. Having closed our eyes in this mortal realm for the last time, we will next open them and be greeted with a vision of glorified clarity. All of our previous days in this sinful world, will be as though we’ve lived in a hazy blur of existence. When we get to glory, we will see with utter clarity!
With this wondrous and flawless sight, our eyes will lock in wide eyed awe upon the one who brought us home by His righteousness. We will be like that dear little child, as we gaze upon the one our soul loves with truly joyful surprise and unmatched excitement! Our eyes will confirm to us that we’re safe at last, and that we are home.
We often don’t think on the coming glory that awaits all God’s children. We forget the excitement and eagerness of living that our Lord would have us live in each day. We get caught up in the blurred and hazy world of this life, and we forget the brilliance of existence that will soon be ours through our risen Lord Jesus. Little reminders of this joy of salvation are available for every believer in Christ to see each day. All we need to do to see them is to seek first the Kingdom of God. Then we will be refreshed by the promise of the amazing things our Lord is preparing for us. Amen.
Speak of Jesus Christ
Do you remember those old TV adverts with Bob Hoskins, where he would remind us all, ‘It’s good to talk’. He wasn’t wrong. Talking to others of matters of faith and of the Lord Jesus is one of the greatest comforts to any Christian. It keeps us strong and ready to serve our Lord Jesus, whilst reminding us that we are far from alone in this world, as we go about our days bonded to one another as members of the body of Christ.