“You need to have your cataracts removed,” my optometrist said and referred me to an eye surgeon. I had cloudy vision.
My vision blurred imperceptibly over the years. Driving at night on country roads between church and home was a nightmare. Approaching headlights became painful starbursts. Formerly colorful reflections faded into dismal blurs.
The morning of my cataract consultation arrived. A few minutes with the surgeon left me fraught with more questions than answers. The doctor explained the pros and cons of the different replacement lenses. I decided to have my farsighted vision and astigmatism corrected. I looked forward to laying aside my everyday glasses and only needing reading glasses occasionally.
Matthew said that having good, restored vision is required to serve effectively in God’s kingdom (Matthew 6:22). For us to correctly receive and reflect God’s pure light, our lamp—our eyes—must be clear and clean. If we look at unholy things through cloudy lenses, we will be filled with gloomy, ungodly things.
I ask myself the following questions about God’s light:
- What do I allow into my mind and heart that could deflect God’s light or cover it up?
- What darkness in my life needs God’s radiance to dissolve it?
- Am I an effective witness for Christ, humbly flashing pure light into the dark hearts of those around me?
The wicked prefer darkness. They hide from God’s piercing light of truth. Christ calls us to be bold, pure instruments of His light in this dark world.
Honor and trust God with your eyes and vision so He can fill you with His holy, pure light.
Macy Johnson is a native Floridian living the lake-life in Georgia. She is an instrument of God’s blessings as a writer, church pianist, community accompanist, wife, mother, nana, Bridge player, adoptee, retired auditor, and member of Word Weavers International. Her “God Sightings” are published weekly in the Greensboro Herald-Journal. Find her at www.macymjohnson.com, macymjohnson@gmail.com, and on Facebook as Macy Martin Johnson.