See With His Eyes

See With His Eyes by Kirk Hunt

Then the Philistines took him and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza. They bound him with bronze fetters, and he became a grinder in the prison.   

Judges 16:21 NKJV

After all of the damage Samson had inflicted on the Philistines, they took poetic revenge.  They put out his eyes, which led him once and again, into error and sin.  Then, the burner of fields made flour for his enemies (for the rest of his life).

Walking in a circle, in the darkness, Samson had time.  Time to think.  Time to remember.  Time to get serious with God.

Mortal men or women might have left Samson alone and defenseless, in the hands of his tormentors.  God instead came close, then embraced and spoke with the man he still loved.  Despite his rebellion and disobedience, Samson remained God’s beloved son.

Samson’s eyes were not restored, but his relationship with God was healed.  Alone among his enemies, he dwelled securely in the hands of the Most High.  A good father loves all of his children, not just the well-behaved ones.  A father loves most when he disciplines his children.

Look at yourself through God’s eyes.  He sees your sin.  He sees your error.  Still, He loves you.  As you serve your sentence, He looks out for you, even when you cannot (or will not) look out for yourself.

Samson served his prison sentence with Father-God at his side.  His eyes never looked away from Samson.  His eyes will never look away from you.  Are you looking to Him?

Think:      Despite my circumstances I can have relationship with God, if I choose Him.

Pray:         “Lord, forgive my sin.  Help me to draw close to you.”

 

Copyright © January 2020, Kirk Hunt

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