The Situation (#3)

Now we have a situation: 

There is beauty. 

And there is a distorter; 

A perverter, and thief. 

Here are the steps to regaining our vision--our recognition of beauty:

First, I ask God to begin clearing my vision.

Notice I used the word "begin". 

This may be the first thing to do, but it is very much a process.

As fog gradually thins in the rising sun, God begins to reveal more and more beauty as this process goes on.

Father, open my eyes to see your beauty. Restore my vision.

Isaiah 35:5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf unstopped


When God speaks of blindness, He is not only referring to the physical condition.


John 9:1  As [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.


Our life stories--each and every one of them--have something in common with this man: We are born in blindness, and we are helpless to change that fact. It is only by the work of Jesus that we can have sight.

John 9:39 Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see...

One more reason why we know that Jesus (especially) was not simply speaking on a physical level when He spoke of blindness: The Religious leaders.

Matthew 23:24  You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!


When it came to blindness, the religious leaders were Jesus' main target. These are the people who think they can see, but they cannot. 
Sound familiar?


Ok, maybe you don't want to admit it, but I have been in that place many times before.

The religous leaders (just like each one of us) were not able to see without the work of Jesus in their lives.

We can do nothing apart from God. 
He is the only one who can reconcile these opposing forces. 
He is the only one who can restore our vision.
Without Him, we will never know true beauty...