Daily Bread - LET US SEE THROUGH CRACKED LENSES

Series: Our Daily Bread
Author: Bill Crowder



READ: Psalms 141

I started wearing glasses when I was 10 years old. They are still a necessity because my 50-something eyes are losing their battle against time. When I was younger, I thought glasses were a nuisance - especially when playing sports. Once, the lenses of my glasses got cracked while O was paying softball. It took several weeks to get them replaced. In the meantime, I saw everything in a skewed and distorted way.

In life, pain often functions like cracked lenses. It creates within us a conflict between what we experience and what we believe. Pain can give us a badly distorted perspective on life - and on God! In those time, we need our God to provide us with new lenses to help us see clearly again. That clarity of sight usually begins when we turn our eyes upon the Lord. The Psalmist encouraged us to do this: "My eyes are upon You, O God the Lord; in You I take refuge; do not leave my soul destitute" (Psalms 141:8). Seeing God clearly can help us see life's experiences more clearly.

As we turn our eyes on the Lord in times of pain and struggle, we will experience His comfort and hope in our daily lives. He will help us to see everything clearly again.

Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face:
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace.
- Lemmel

Focusing on Christ puts everything in perspective.