Spiritual Vision
Spiritual Vision. Only through Christ can our eyes be opened; without the veil being removed we will never be able to understand the Bible.
12 Therefore, since we have
such hope, we use great boldness of speech— 13 unlike Moses, who put a
veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look
steadily at the end of what was passing away. 14 But their minds were
blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted
in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in
Christ. 15 But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on
their heart. 16 Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is
taken away. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the
Lord is, there is liberty. 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding
as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the
same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 3:12-18, NKJV
Spiritual Vision
Have you ever wondered why so many
people read the Bible and yet do not have a clue as to what it really
means to be a Christian? The words are right there before their eyes; it
would seem that anyone with at least a second grade reading level could
just read the Gospel of John, especially chapter 3, and understand how
to become a Christian? Just think about that for a minute. Think of the
throngs of people who followed Jesus, the Son of God, and yet never
became believers. How hard, then, is it to imagine the same being true
of those reading God's Word, the Bible?
Paul,
in 2 Corinthians, tells us that unbelievers have a veil over their
face; they are blind. It is not that they just need new glasses, they
need new eyes! How then can some see while others can not?
But
even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
There
it is! Only through Christ can our eyes be opened; without the veil
being removed we will never be able to understand the Bible. Do you know
people around you who stubbornly refuse to believe the Bible, or taunt
you because of your belief? There is nothing you can do to change their
mind! However, God can. Pray that God will lift the veil off their
heart.
I love 2 Corinthians 3:18:
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Not
only does God remove the veil, but He transforms us by the Spirit of
the Lord. We will never be the same again! Everything changes for the
Christian when their spiritual vision changes. We live the same life and
go through the same motions each day, and yet we see and understand
things that we never saw before. Peace and joy have replaced worry and
doubt.
Pray today that God
will give you eyes to see and ears to hear. If you are a Christian and your glasses
have become smudged and blurry by sin and doubt, go to Christ. He will
clean them!
Another Devotion on the Topic of Spiritual Vision
Blind Shall See, Isaiah 29:11-14 & 18-19
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