The week had been a busy one, and I was tired as I boarded the plane to return home. I hoped this flight would be peaceful and relaxing. I found my assigned seat on the full plane and sat down next to a little girl of six or seven years old. She smiled up at me through a pair of thick glasses and pleasantly chatted while I settled in. She told me that the lady next to her was her grandmother, and across the aisle were her parents with a younger child. They were able to take this trip because the airline had advertised that children could fly free that month.
After the plane took off, the little girl got out crayons and paper and quietly began coloring. She didn’t seem at all worried about flying or upset to be sitting next to a stranger. My little girls were almost grown now, but I remembered how much they had liked to draw and color pictures at her age.
“Do you know about the Lord Jesus?” I finally asked the little girl. Looking up at me with a radiant smile she said, “Oh, I love the Lord Jesus, and He’s going to give me new eyes someday!” What a joy it was to see her faith! Her bad eyes were a real problem for her, but she was looking forward to the day when she would get new ones and would see Jesus in person!
We landed and got off the plane after a nice flight. As I waited to pick up my suitcase, my new little friend ran up with her grandma in tow. “I forgot to say good-bye,” she said, with her happy smile. As we parted, I realized that she already had a pair of new eyes, eyes of faith! Oh, she will get her new physical eyes when she gets to heaven, but her eyes of faith allowed her to see Jesus now and to believe on Him who is invisible.
Do you have new eyes yet? If you believe on the Lord Jesus right now, He will wash your sins away, making you ready for heaven. He will give you eyes of faith to trust in Him.
When Jesus was here on earth, He cured people of their sicknesses and even healed the eyes of blind men! He asked one of these blind men whose sight he had just restored, Do you believe on the Son of God? The man said, “Who is He, Lord, that I might believe on Him?” (John 9:3636He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? (John 9:36)). When the man found out that the One talking to him was the Son of God, he said, “Lord, I believe. And he worshipped [Jesus]” (John 9:3838And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. (John 9:38)). Two miracles happened that day—the man’s physical eyesight was restored and his spiritual eyes were opened.
I’m looking forward to meeting that man in heaven and the little girl too, without her thick glasses. I hope I will see you there as well!
ML-03/28/2010