When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak he could no longer see, — Genesis 27:1

It is wild to me how I notice verses in the Bible because they simply pertain to me now.  As a young man, I read right over Isaac’s poor eyesight and never gave it a second thought.  Now, I pause and simply wonder if he had cataracts.  I wonder if he lived in today’s time if he could have a simple surgery and regain his sight.

I remember the first time I put on a pair of glasses.  I honestly didn’t know that I saw poorly until everything was crystal clear looking through those lenses.  I was used to seeing everything poorly.  Today, these glasses don’t make things so clear anymore and I’m very much aware that I’m seeing poorly.  I wonder if I lived back in Isaac’s day if I’d be doomed to a Genesis 27:1 fate.  As it stands, I have a shot at seeing much more clearly one month from now.  Isaac didn’t have that kind of shot.

In a similar way, I remember being filled with the Holy Spirit one evening at Fairview Church of God.  I didn’t speak in tongues that night, but I received a hunger for God’s Word like never before.  I began to read it and I began to live out many of the principles that it taught.  I forgave when I didn’t feel like forgiving, I told the truth when it was the last thing I wanted to do, and I began to slow down and be patient when I was in a hurry.  I received spiritual sight.  I didn’t realize how blind I was until God began to really change the way I saw the world.

I want so badly for Jesus to use me to help others spiritually see.  As it stands, most people just don’t care about the spiritual things of God.  I don’t let this stop me because I know that God is the great changer of hearts.  He changed me.

He can change them.

Lord, use me to help others see.  Use me to bring people to You.  I get discouraged sometimes, but I’m also aware of how suddenly and how massively You can work.  I bet I went two months without praying out loud with someone, then this past week I bet I prayed with five or six.  Your Spirit was ever so present each time.  Let us, Your people, see revival.  Let us see the extent to which You can turn a life around.  I look so forward to the day that I’m like Isaac.  He has been seeing perfectly with You for thousands of years now.  One day, every hurt, every disease, every health problem, and every tear will be wiped away.  It will happen on that glorious day when our faith becomes sight.  Until then, help us be about the King’s business.  Amen.