To See and Hear

 DEVOTION

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE

TO SEE AND HEAR

Luke 10:23-24

23 Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it." 

NIV

Although the disciples were indeed privileged to physically see and hear Jesus and those prophets who spoke of him were not, we wonder if we are more like the disciples or the prophets. Certainly, Jesus came to earth in the form of man when the disciples lived. Their eyes beheld his physical form, and Peter, James, and John actually saw him transfigured in all his glory, with Moses and Elijah. However, we can hear Jesus, perhaps not with our ears, but with our hearts as we see his words recorded for us. We might also be able to see Jesus, again not with our physical eyes, but with our hearts and minds as we read all the scriptures recorded for us. Then we have the indwelling Holy Spirit, who leads us into all truth, and we know that Jesus said that he is the way, the truth, and the life. Then we would have to believe the Spirit is always leading us to Jesus, revealing Jesus to us so we can see and hear him. We know we are certainly blessed because we know Jesus and He knows us. Happy, fulfilled, satisfied, and content, are all contained within the word blessed. How can we be anything but those things knowing that our salvation is secure in Jesus. Once again, we recall how we interpreted those words of Jesus when he told those women to stop wailing when he raised the little girl from the dead. How often do we find ourselves wailing about our situation in life, or our aches and pains? Do our life situations, illnesses, or those aches and pains cause us to become unhappy which could translate that we do not feel blessed. If we focus too much on those areas of our lives, we miss out on seeing and hearing Jesus. When we become overly concerned about our life’s situation, or our aches and pains, we might be putting out the Spirit’s fire and that would cause us not to see or hear Jesus. We might have those situations we must travel through or even endure, but we cannot lose the main focus of our lives, being blessed because we can see and hear Jesus.