Opening Our Eyes to God

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by: Denise Robinson

04/17/2024

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I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes—I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!  (Job 19:25-27).
Sometimes I don't see things that happen right in front of me. Do you ever feel the same way? I don't see the step and so I trip up or fall down. I can't find my phone on the counter six mere inches from my hand. Then there are other things I pretend not to see. I look away from the person I want to ignore. I close my eyes to the pain I see in someone else's eyes.
There's a hymn that opens with the words, "Open my eyes that I may see...." Job experienced a lot of pain in a short time. His children died, he lost much of his wealth, and he was suffering from medical problems. Friends came to visit and sit with him, yet they only saw a part of his need; they were too focused on trying to answer why these things were happening to Job rather than thinking about the ways they could help. Job questions God and yells at God and then, in chapter 19, while still suffering makes a great statement of faith: "I know that my redeemer lives ... and that someday I will see him with my own eyes."
How do you feel about the day when you will see God? Is that a wonderful thought for you as it was for Job? Or does it make you feel anxious or worried? How should you feel? 
In 1775, Samuel Medley wrote a hymn called, "I Know that My Redeemer Lives" based on these verses from Job. This one stanza reveals how he felt about seeing God:
He lives to silence all my fears,
He lives to wipe away my tears,
He lives to calm my troubled heart,
He lives all blessings to impart.
Have a blessed day!
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I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes—I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!  (Job 19:25-27).
Sometimes I don't see things that happen right in front of me. Do you ever feel the same way? I don't see the step and so I trip up or fall down. I can't find my phone on the counter six mere inches from my hand. Then there are other things I pretend not to see. I look away from the person I want to ignore. I close my eyes to the pain I see in someone else's eyes.
There's a hymn that opens with the words, "Open my eyes that I may see...." Job experienced a lot of pain in a short time. His children died, he lost much of his wealth, and he was suffering from medical problems. Friends came to visit and sit with him, yet they only saw a part of his need; they were too focused on trying to answer why these things were happening to Job rather than thinking about the ways they could help. Job questions God and yells at God and then, in chapter 19, while still suffering makes a great statement of faith: "I know that my redeemer lives ... and that someday I will see him with my own eyes."
How do you feel about the day when you will see God? Is that a wonderful thought for you as it was for Job? Or does it make you feel anxious or worried? How should you feel? 
In 1775, Samuel Medley wrote a hymn called, "I Know that My Redeemer Lives" based on these verses from Job. This one stanza reveals how he felt about seeing God:
He lives to silence all my fears,
He lives to wipe away my tears,
He lives to calm my troubled heart,
He lives all blessings to impart.
Have a blessed day!
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