Luke 11:34 Live Wide-Eyed
“Your eye is a lamp, lighting up your whole body. If you live wide-eyed in wonder and belief, your body fills up with life” (MSG).
Jesus spoke these words just after He had told the crowd that they had one wiser that Solomon in their presence, and they didn’t recognize it, or rather didn’t recognize Him. What a joyful picture this is—our whole body will be filled with life. His next sentence shows the opposite effect for those who live in greed and distrust: “If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a musty cellar.” Of course, the better choice is obvious. I want to live wide-eyed in wonder. They had the opportunity to be wide-eyed in wonder because the Messiah, the one sent from God, was in their midst and speaking to them daily, but they didn’t recognize Him. It’s easy for me to wonder how they could have missed Him, the very Son of God! But before I get too critical, I need to remember the times in my life when I was either too ignorant, or to willful, to recognize Him in my life—the times I ignored Him or said not now or no.
I know that my Lord speaks to me today, and I want to hear Him. To do that, I must be listening, to be on alert for the slightest nudging from the Holy Spirit, and sometimes the intrusions in my daily thoughts—listening for my Lord. If I pay attention to Him every time He talks to me, I’m sure I will indeed by wide-eyed in wonder, strong in belief, and my whole being will be filled with life! Now that’s a goal worth pursuing. (Lord, I commit to listening for your voice every day, and I commit to believing that I will hear your voice every day.) I intend to live wide-eyed in wonder at His glory. Won’t you join me? Let’s see just how joyous and full of life we can become. When we do, we will make a great difference in our world.