A man who had been born blind, was given his sight through an operation at the age of thirty years. He had never known what sight was before. No one could possibly realize his sensations at the moment when the bandages were removed or even for many months after.
All was so new, and everything was absolutely beautiful. They took him home and the sight of the fields, the houses, and the trees moved him by turns to laughter and tears. Running water was an amazing delight.
"Ah!" he cried, "it is all so very, very beautiful! Why don't people make more fuss about it?"
How perfectly this illustrates the joy and delight that fills the heart of the one whose eyes have been opened to behold the matchless beauty, the infinite perfection, and the heavenly glories of the Christ of God! What a wonderful, glorious blessing it is to see Him, and to know Him as He is, "The chiefest among ten thousand... altogether lovely." Song of {s 22221}Solomon 5:10, 1610My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. (Song of Solomon 5:10)
16His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. (Song of Solomon 5:16).
What a picture this dear man was, before he received his sight, of every unsaved soul! Blind to their true condition before God, and blind too to the love of God and to the Savior who longs to open their eyes. This is how the Word of God describes such a person: "Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart." Ephesians 4:1818Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: (Ephesians 4:18).
You, too, are blind and dark indeed, if you are still in your sins. Turn to Him in all your darkness and blindness, and He will give you the joy of knowing what it means to have your sins forgiven through faith in His blood. You will be turned from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God.
Can you say, "We see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor"? Hebrews 2:99But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. (Hebrews 2:9). Oh, that you may come to know Him, and that His glorious beauty may fill your vision!
Are You Thirsty?