Genesis 23-24, John 9
Abraham says goodbye to Sarah when she passes on, insisting on buying the best place for her burial and for the family. It is evident how much he loved her and cherishes the promise she helped carry out for their generations to come. To Abraham, we can see that family is important.
Once Isaac is old enough, Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for him. We see how the servant looks at the inner beauty of Rebekah once he meets her. Not only does she have apparent outward beauty, but the servant sees her servant heart and her initiative to meet a need. Do you only pay attention to someone's looks, or do you look beyond that to what is more important - their heart? The story of how Isaac marries Rebekah is truly a love story that we should take example from. We see the heart Isaac has for her, and the heart Rebekah has for others.
Jesus heals a blind man in John, as we continue through the gospel. This becomes a huge deal to the Pharisees as they continue to question the man, his parents and Jesus about the ordeal. But one thing we see here is that Jesus had a heart enough for this man to deal with the repercussions of His miracle. Jesus payed attention to this man and healed him. The analogy that comes in here is though this man could now see with his eyes, we read that he could also now see with his heart as we read the end of this chapter. Jesus points out how blind the Pharisees are compared the the man who was healed and just proclaimed that he believed in the Son of Man.
Is your heart open? Do you see with your heart what you can't see with your eyes? So many times when we look at people, we judge the outside, when what is inside that matters most. When we are "spouse hunting" so many people get caught up in their looks, that they forget that the heart is more important. Assess what a person's heart is like before you judge them. Is it for God or is it for something else? Jesus wants us to see Him, and claim that we need to see Him. Look for Him and keep your heart open to His leading.
Abraham says goodbye to Sarah when she passes on, insisting on buying the best place for her burial and for the family. It is evident how much he loved her and cherishes the promise she helped carry out for their generations to come. To Abraham, we can see that family is important.
Once Isaac is old enough, Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for him. We see how the servant looks at the inner beauty of Rebekah once he meets her. Not only does she have apparent outward beauty, but the servant sees her servant heart and her initiative to meet a need. Do you only pay attention to someone's looks, or do you look beyond that to what is more important - their heart? The story of how Isaac marries Rebekah is truly a love story that we should take example from. We see the heart Isaac has for her, and the heart Rebekah has for others.
Jesus heals a blind man in John, as we continue through the gospel. This becomes a huge deal to the Pharisees as they continue to question the man, his parents and Jesus about the ordeal. But one thing we see here is that Jesus had a heart enough for this man to deal with the repercussions of His miracle. Jesus payed attention to this man and healed him. The analogy that comes in here is though this man could now see with his eyes, we read that he could also now see with his heart as we read the end of this chapter. Jesus points out how blind the Pharisees are compared the the man who was healed and just proclaimed that he believed in the Son of Man.
Is your heart open? Do you see with your heart what you can't see with your eyes? So many times when we look at people, we judge the outside, when what is inside that matters most. When we are "spouse hunting" so many people get caught up in their looks, that they forget that the heart is more important. Assess what a person's heart is like before you judge them. Is it for God or is it for something else? Jesus wants us to see Him, and claim that we need to see Him. Look for Him and keep your heart open to His leading.
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart.
I want to see You. I want to see You.
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