Good morning,
Next week I will be having cataract surgery.
This week we look at what the Bible says about our eyes.
Topics to be discussed are eyes in general, eyes are good, eyes are evil, eyes healed by Jesus.
Eyes for evil
“But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.” (Matthew 5:28)
“If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit; 6Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. 7If my step hath turned out of the way,and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;” (Job 31:5-7)
“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.” (Genesis 3:5-6)
“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.” (1 John 2:16)
“And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.” (Luke 16:23)
Unfortunately, Adam and Eve were not satisfied with God’s perfect creation. Satan tempted them and their perfect eyes were corrupted. They were deceived by what they saw.
The result was sin entered into the world. All God’s perfect creation was now tainted with sin. Rebellion, betrayal, ugliness, pollution, and death is what man and woman saw through their eyes.
That is what we see too. Temptation is all around us. We see things that are wicked and worldly. We act upon what we see. We are afflicted just as Adam and Eve were.
Adam and Eve were banished from the garden of Eden because of their sin. Will God remove us from our heavenly reward because of our sin? It depends.
If our eyes have landed on the Bible and we have placed our faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, then we are saved, going to heaven. Will we sin along the way? Yes. However, the Bible states, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)
So those who are saved, walking with God, will not be removed from our heavenly reward. Their eyes are focused on heaven.
The eyes of those who continue in their worldly pleasures, rejecting salvation through Jesus shed blood on the cross, will be separated from God and be cast into the lake of fire.
“And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:14-15)
“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” (Revelation 20:10)
Do our eyes focus on heaven or hell?
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001
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