All power is of God. Nothing sustains of its own power, nor is itself supply to others. The source of the kingdom of man is not of his own. From the earth and its reservoir, to those of the near and far heavens, no man has credit. His mind cannot fathom the vastness of creation, nor the intricacies of its foundations. Vast is the unknown to him, but without awareness, great also his arrogance. As the child boasts of his folly, so too man. Patient is the good father to ignorance, but arrogance he despises and corrects. Less then become the boasts as the child receives rebuke, and too, with open eyes, sees clearly his master father and the great work of his hands. Maturity brings humility, and the open eyes bring fear and reverence of a great and great-working God. You do not fear, for you do not see in awe. The eyes of the blind of this day are open, but see large they do not, as the small and close are their daily draw. Seeing only want and possession, intently they squint at the unimportant, watching their gold and years grow, but melt before them. You are called beyond the squint, lest blindness set in its full measure, and darkness then of eternity without. Raise from the reflected to the Light itself, from the created to the Creator, from poverty to He who offers true riches. This is the call of the saints, and great is their way beyond mere man. Powerful is their step beyond he who stumbles toward the grave. Do not miss the calling for the narrow view of the small and fleeting. Open your eyes that you would first see the creation, then Creator, then your smallness, then My kindness and charity toward you. Patiently I await your raised head, that you would see your way, return and rejoice, bringing with you many.
Psalm 38:10 (ESV) – My heart throbs; my strength fails me, and the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me.
Psalm 119:37 (ESV) – Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.
Mark 8:25 (ESV) – Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.
Bottom Line: Let’s face it, our entire world is focused on two things, wealth and power. From the two-year-old who screams in the midst of a tantrum, “Mine! Mine!”, to the world’s elite who never stop clamoring for more. Possessions and authority are temptations for many of us. We go to school to prepare for it, work hard at our careers to attain it, and we find our value and pleasure primarily in what we gain. The world entices us, ambition drives us, we are rewarded with the world’s “stuff”, and then we are supposedly happy – temporarily. We need to open our eyes, fix them on Him, and see how much more He has to offer. As the old hymn goes, “The things of the earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace . . .” Open your eyes. Stop squinting at the small stuff.
