S) "7 Although Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died, his eye was not dim, nor his vigor abated."
Deuteronomy 34:7 (NASB)
O) I have great eyesight. Growing up, I constantly heard people tell me that my eyes are great while I'm young, but don't expect it to last forever. Even now, people tell me about how great their sight was until such-and-such years old, and how everyone needs glasses eventually. The thing is, in light of the above verse, that is biblically false! Even with other, current examples, clearly not every old person needs glasses. While I cannot reasonably expect to have the same grace Moses had in these regards, I also have no reason to doubt. God gave Moses an unfailing vigor and eyesight, for His purpose, so why can't He do the same through me?
A) For a long time, I took pride in my eyesight. I mean, my eyes aren't like, super-hero status, but it was sort of a parlor trick. People would hear I had good eyesight, and they would sort of test me. Then I'd take the opportunity to try and impress them by reading some sign from very far away. It sort of became a piece of my identity. Since then, over the years, God has humbled my heart, to realize every gift is given in grace, and should be used for His glory. I don't know that my eyesight will ever be used in biblical proportions, but I know my wife finds it helpful from time to time. The main point is to be sure I am humble and willing about it, giving credit and availability to God. In the meantime, I'll look to Moses as another example of God breaking down our ideas of what should happen "naturally." Maybe I'll live to be 120 years old. Maybe I'll have perfect eyesight and vigor until the very day I die. There's no reason to believe otherwise.
P) Father, thank You for the eyes You have given me. In humility, I ask that my eyes always see, both physically and spiritually. Let me, and every ability You've given me, be used by You, for Your glory Lord. Continue to build my faith about how You can use me, in both great and small ways. In Jesus's name I pray. Amen.
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