Wide-Eyed Wonder (21 Days of Fasting and Prayer)Sample

SCALES REMOVED

Overview

To see as God sees, the scales on our eyes need to be removed.

Observations

God’s vision does not always come to us at the most convenient of times or when we are expecting it. More often than not, it comes to us in the most unexpected places. It may also mean we have to give up our own way of seeing things.

For Saul, it was on his road trip to Damascus. He was a man on a clear mission – to round up and arrest Christians. He was bound to succeed. Then, out of nowhere, heavenly light strikes. Jesus speaks. Saul is left physically blind after this encounter. Interestingly, when God speaks to Ananias to send him to Saul, God says that Saul has seen. How could a physically blind Saul see? He had received spiritual sight! Later, when Ananias prayed for Saul, scales fell off his eyes – a sign that God had removed his spiritual blindness.

Like Saul, we are highly capable of heading towards one direction in life thinking that we know where we are going and what we are supposed to do; yet we may be walking with scales on our eyes. To receive God’s vision means to let go of our own – the scales must be removed! There are scales that hinder us from seeing God’s vision. These can include our own perspectives, the scales of materialism, distractions, or fears.

All of these things affect our heart and cloud our vision. We may have the desire to see clearly, yet there may be things that God needs to remove from our lives so that vision can be restored.

Response

Let us seek to have our spiritual eyes opened, so we can confidently pursue God’s purposes. Over the next few days, ask God to reveal things in your life that may be preventing you from seeing as He sees.

Prayer

God, I come to You in humility and ask that You remove the scales from my eyes. Show me the things that are keeping me from seeing as You do. Open my spiritual eyes so I may see Your vision, as I let go of mine. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.