Let’s be honest…have you ever been out at a restaurant or Wal-Mart and seen someone you didn’t really want to talk to? The person isn’t bad; either they talk too much or you’re just tired. So what do we do? Well, (being honest) I pretend like I don’t SEE them and I just keep on going hoping they don’t SEE me. That’s where the phrase “turning a blind eye” comes from. That statement means you can SEE but we CHOOSE not to and act like we don’t SEE.
I was reading in my 1yr Bible this morning, and I was struck by the fact that God sees! In Genesis 29:31 it says, “When The Lord SAW that Leah was not loved…” God did something. In Matthew 9:36 it says, “When He (Jesus) SAW the crowds He had compassion on them…” God did something. In Psalm 11:4 it says, “He observes the sons of Men: His eyes examine them.” God does something.
Now, you might be thinking, “Duh” of course God SEES and then responds. It’s not the fact that God SEES that struck me. It’s the fact that 5x’s in the first 10 chapters of Genesis God reminds US that WE are made in HIS image. And here’s the question I asked myself this morning…
Do I see and then respond, because God created me in His image or do I pretend I can’t see so I won’t be inconvenienced? I wonder how many people you and I come across everyday hope to be seen but for whatever reason we “turn a blind eye”?
On the front page of the News today is a TRAGEDY of a massive earthquake that ripped through Haiti and leveled parts of that country! I wonder how those who follow Jesus will respond? I know the economy is tight, and that we can’t do EVERYTHING, but we can do SOMETHING!
I think partnering with a great organization like “Bright Hope” (please visit their web-site) is SOMETHING all of us can do – to SEE other human beings who are also made in the image of our Creator.
May both you and I SEE well today and all of our tomorrows….
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