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True sight
In one of the greatest contrasts ever penned, God shows Isaiah the difference between Messiah and the rest of humanity. Messiah seems blind and deaf, focused on what really matters. Humans pride themselves on our imagined breadth and depth of sight, yet we are in reality the ones who do not see.
This Christmas, I pray you and I who have eyes to see and ears to hear will really pay attention to what matters – the Messiah and service to the Lord.
Hilarious!
I was discussing all this with a pastor friend, and he related this awesome example:
This reminds me of a wedding I performed. First, the back story – a young man had a farm accident that caused him to become blind. His family sent him to a special school to learn to cope with his disability. He met a wonderful girl at the school. They asked me to perform their wedding, because they knew I was comfortable around blind people.
Now, the story – The bride paced off the sanctuary, so she was familiar with all she needed to know. The wedding was wonderful. I pronounced them husband and wife and down the three stairs they went and hurried to the back doors. However, the sighted best man and maid of honor TRIPPED going down the stairs. Laughter rang throughout the sanctuary! For just a sad second, the blind couple at first thought people were laughing at them, but an usher quickly told them what happened so they could join in the laughing too.
Christian, when the world laughs at your Christmas celebration this year, just smile and remember who can really see, who is steadily walking to the marriage feast of Messiah, and who stumbles and falls.
God bless,
Wayne