My eyes have been touched of the Lord.
HHM Pastor Jim Parisi Aug. 25, 2001
John 9: 1 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. 2 And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" 3 Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. 4 I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world." 6 When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. 7 And He said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.
If I look with my eyes as a natural man my eyes from birth I can see the sheer size of this earth.
I can see the hills and the valleys. I can see the height of mountains and the depth of the seas
I can see the stars and the moon; I can see the vastness of all of Gods creation around me
The natural mans eye can absorb great amounts of information to process…. flashed into our brains to store as reference.
No other sense has the impression, impact or sensation as our sight,
What If you didn’t have your sight in our society today? Think!
You would be truly at a disadvantage. Even momentary blindness causes fear and concern
Will I see again doc? There is little or no compensation for you.
Even with your other senses in high gear you would lack certain experiences and have greater exposure to danger.
Even in something as simple as crossing the street
You would be truly challenged by every scene of the word.
It was once said: Great is the faith of a man who dares to believe his own eyes (patmore)
what he was saying is great is the risk of a man who believe his own eyes.
You have to be a man of great faith to believe what “you” see with your own eyes. Is the truth
Have you ever seen one of those 3D pictures with all the lines?
You have to look deep into it to see its true meaning.
After concentrating on it for some time you start to see the figure.
However, if you blink for a second you can lose the whole image.
This is how it is when we lead our life depending on our natural eyes ability instead of Gods eyes sovereignty.
Never sure of what you see is real or false, conjured or fake
Sometimes we see things and they look so real… like a mirage
However, they turn out to be just illusions, it tricks us or just plan fakes us out.
Magicians for centuries have made their livings this way. Fooling the public making them believe that something was bona fide,
only to find out that was fabricated
Sometimes what we think is the genuine/ turns out to be Counterfeit
Look at some of our currency or art work. Or our economy in the market today
What is said to be real is not accurate, full of false reports and men that lie to only profit themselves.
Men for their own profit will lead you down a path of their agenda
Patting you on the back all the way saying we are going to make a killing in the market today. What color mansion do you want? Or how many new whatever’s
Telling you this is best for you all along knowing you will be destroyed
Just look at Enron, MCI / WorldCom so many others in the news today…. and how many more to come next week
The firms we are to trust like Anderson accounting
Sworn to uphold the standards of truth …. Fail us; sell out the public for false revue and sales projections
Never thinking of the publics well being
The bottom line today is not truth in accounting.. But how much can a few get from sifting off the top of this cash cow for us alone and not get caught.
We know this is not so in Jesus Christ.
We know this is not so in the Kingdome of God.
Not so for the children of God
In these last days God is going to pour out His sprit upon all flesh
That’s you and me.
Ac 2:17 ’And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams.
Can he Lie? NO
We will see with His eyes visions
We will dream His dreams when we sleep
True Vision the vision God speaks about in the bible is the act of seeing the invisible thing.
The things that can not be touched with your hands
The things that can only be seen, with your heart.
No matter what wonders I see with my natural eyes
They pale when I look into the heavens with my spiritual eyes
You say preacher I can’t see these things
I say yet….
I don’t have the eyes to see
I say yet….
I just don’t have this kind of faith
I say yet….
I’m here to tell you today yes you can right now in your seat
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Look at the blind man; do you every think he thought he would be able to see especially with the technology of that day.
Nevertheless, there was a day -- there was a time –
There was an appointment to be satisfied…. in his destiny
This was the day that the Lord of Lord, and King of Kings would walk by.
Take spit, and make mud in his hands and give him sight
But, only after he was obedient to His command… to wash in the pool.
Do you want the eyes of the Lord? To see
Do you need His sight and vision? For your life and future
Are you tired of existing by hanging on by a string and the ways of this world?
A world Filled with hardship and pain
A new life is available to you right now.
It comes from being obedient to his will
It comes from dying to your self and living in His light, and in good order
Paul speaks in: Col 2:5 let’s all look there
Col 2:5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
Chapter two as well as the whole book of Colossians is powerful and you should read it more then once.
Live your life properly according to Gods will
Live your life in good order seeking the Lord and abiding in His word
Live your life in the steadfastness of your faith in Jesus Christ.
And you will immediately start to see with new eyes
Moreover, live a better more abundant through his teachings
I’m here to tell you today
The people of God will Triumph
The Kingdome of the lord will prevail.
And Your life will change for the better……
I guarantee it
Amen……
