Blind and See

DEVOTION
PROVERBS
BLIND AND SEE
Prov 4:18-19
8 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day. 19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
NIV
I do remember when I was one of the wicked and I do remember being completely without any insight to the true meaning of life. I remember, as it were, being in deep darkness and not being able to see the truth. I remember stumbling through life as in complete darkness, aimlessly moving about with no sense of direction or where I had been or where I was going. Oh I thought I did, but in actuality I did not. But that has changed; it was changed the moment I met Jesus. It was like a breath of fresh air, as if someone had opened the door of that darkness and lead me out into the glorious light. As I look back maybe it was more like the first gleam of dawn. I was awakened by a glimmer of what was to come. I did not have total and complete understanding of all the ways of God. I only knew I had been brought from the darkness into the light. My eyes were opened to the dawn of a new life. As I continued to walk in his ways, on the path of the righteous, and again I have to say it is not the path of the righteous because I or anyone else is living righteously, but because of Christ, that gleam of dawn became brighter and brighter. I could see more and more of his truth, his ways. I could understand more of how he intended me to live. I could see where he was leading me more and more. I am not sure if I have come to the point yet where I have arrived at the full light of day, but I know I am closer than when I first gazed upon the first gleam of dawn. Yet there is another aspect to this path. When I was in the darkness I could not see my sinful ways, and as I stepped into the first gleam of dawn, I became aware, I could see how I was in such error and the need of Christ in my life, the need of repentance, and forgiveness. But as the light became brighter it continued to show me more of myself and the need of more repentance and forgiveness. This path is still getting brighter and exposing more of my life which needs the forgiveness of Christ as I continue to repent. What will it be like when the full light of day finally arrives, or has it already? Will I continue to see more? All I know is once I was blind, but now I can see.