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A Look at Blindness 2
by Grace Tom-Lawyer "The Spirit of the Lord is on me.He has chosen me to tell good news to the poor.He has sent me to tell prisoners that they are free and to tell the blind that they can see again.He sent me to free those who have been treated badly".-Luke 4:18 ERV Easy to Read Version "When there is no vision,the people get out of control ".Prov 28:19a CEB Common English Bible One of the effects of the anointing is recovery of sight to the blind.The sight of the inner eye or the mind is more powerful than that of the physical eyes.The Spirit of the Lord is able to open the eyes of our minds also to see as God wants us to see.This sometimes comes through the ministry of the word(John 17:17, Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 3:18) Helen Keller was a famous lecturer ,political activist and author who became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months.She was once asked what was worse than being blind and her response was: "The only thing worse than being blind is to have eyes but no vision".How sad but how true that the presence of sight in physical eyes alone does not automatically translate to sight of the mind; vision. With vision comes direction and a sense of purpose towards a goal.According to Proverbs 28:19,absence of vision causes people to get out of control.This means that vision brings boundaries of what we can and cannot do thus allowing us to focus our energy on profitable activities.Fortunately,these days we have teachers in the church who are gifted in the practicalities and there is better emphasis on the "how to do it". We are no longer just shouting and claiming it , rather we are now at a "see it, write it and work towards it"( 1Corinthians 15:10,Habakkuk 2:2). Even the Bible encourages us to write the vision(Habakkuk 2:2) So if you have not written anything,now is the time to do so.If it is not written down, the chances of achieving it is slim.Also writing it down makes it easier to identify things that are not in line with it and we should never be afraid to say No to such things.The next step after writing down is to take practical steps towards it.Failure to do this only leads to deception(James 1:22).God blesses what we do(Psalms 1:3),not what we are planning to do. Grace Tom-Lawyer is a writer who lives in the United Kingdom and loves to share a message that brings dignity to the lives of people with a passion for the practical application of Biblical truths in everyday living. 2014 Grace Tom-Lawyer. All rights reserved. wwwflourish.blogspot.co.uk Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |