“So
we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is
being renewed day by day. For this light
momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all
comparison, as we look not to the things
that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen
are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal” (2 Corinthians
4:16-18 ESV).
We have to trust our eyes. We use them to
understand and navigate our daily world, activities and responsibilities. We
use our eyes to see beauty and yet at the same time they are one of the facets that
we use to ascertain evil and things that disgust us. Our eyes filter information to us and can be a
determining factor in how we perceive our attractiveness and value. Our eyes can even deceive us in our thinking,
adding a sense of permanence to what might be temporary. Those that have lost
their ability to see have to rely on their other senses to facilitate what they
cannot see and will use those senses as their eyes unto their world.
Our eyes may help us formulate opinions
and values that might be faulty. We see
ourselves as stronger and more invincible then we are. We may value the things we see as permanent
and yet they might be the most temporary of all things. Sufferings
and difficulties fit in this category and yet they will someday give way
to the eternal.
A deeper and more truthful understanding
of all things is far beyond what our eyes see.
It is what our Lord desired that we see and understand. We were created for more than what our physical
eyes can see. God desires and gives us an eternal relationship through Jesus
Christ. It might be unseen but it the
only thing that is eternal.
“You
will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your
right hand are pleasures forevermore” (Psalm 16:11 KJV).
Suggested
Bible Reading 2 Corinthians 4
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