TOPIC: THE POWER OF SIGHT I
Memorise: Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that
keeepth the law, happy is he. Proverbs 29:18
Read: John 9:1-7, Bible in one year: 2nd Samuel 7:18-10:19,
Mark 12:13-27
There are 3 categories of sight, all of which are very important. These
categories include: physical, mental and spiritual. Today’s memory verse
rightly summarises the risk a person without the power of sight is taking in
life. The story of the man born blind in our Bible reading shows us some of the
challenges a person without the power of sight faces. For as long as he was
blind, this man had to be content with sitting on one spot, begging (John 9:8).
Before Jesus met this man, he was already on the verge of
frustration and
despondency, but after his encounter with Jesus, many things took place in his
life. His life was transformed for good, such that the one who had been a
liability to his parents suddenly could go out and work for a living. Also,
those who had been passing black to him as white before his miraculous
experience would desist from doing so, because he could now see. Moreover, the
danger of falling into ditches was now history in his life. The Bible in Luke
11:34a says:
“The light of the body is the eye.”
It is a great thing to have physical sight. More often than not, what
we see affects our personality and our perception of life generally. For
example, because my father never saw a house fitted with a modern toilet or
bathtub, he never aspired ton build a house with such facilities till he died.
However, some people with physical sight lack the power of mental
sight. Lack of mental sight leads to lack of knowledge which in turn leads to
lack of wisdom, and as we know, wisdom is the principal thing (Proverbs 4:7).
Wisdom has been defined as the correct application of knowledge, but it is only
the knowledge that you have that you can apply. I pray that you will not lack
mental sight in Jesus’ Name. I am praying this prayer for you because of what
the Bible says in proverbs 17:25:
“A foolish son is a grief to his father, and
bitterness to her that bare him.”
In addition to physical and mental sight, we most importantly need
spiritual sight. Having spiritual sight is the bedrock of all good success.
Spiritual sight exposes you to deeper truths in the word of God. Every word of
God suddenly becomes meaningful to you (2nd Timothy 3:16). Those who
don’t have spiritual sight to illuminate their understanding cherry-pick only
those areas of scripture that favour their easy-going Christianity. You need to
pray for all three categories of sight today so that you can fulfil your
destiny here on earth.
Prayer Point:
Father, open my physical, mental and spiritual eyes to see and buy
into the great future You have for me.
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