His Eyes

In one of my recent quiet times, I asked Him to let me see into His eyes. Now, He doesn't always (seem to) respond to inquiries like this, (or perhaps I just don't hang around long enough), but this particular morning, He did. What I saw was much light...and people. Now, isn't that just like Him? In Matthew 6:22, He said, 'The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light.' Well, Whose body could be more full of light than His? And in Ephesians 1:18, Paul prayed that 'the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,' so obviously, if He desires that our eyes be enlightened, certainly His are.

This was a beautiful thing to me. If someone really lets you look into their eyes, do you not see into their heart? Not fully, of course, but you can see a glimpse of their heart. And what could be more in His heart than people? He is the Light of the world and He died for the world...past, present and future. (to us, that is...He is not locked into time, as we presently are). It was a macrocosmic glimpse of His deep, deep love for every person who has ever been born and ever will be. It was also a conviction and an invitation. He desires that I love people the way He does. aarrgghh...I'm still so conditional in my love for others. I've gotten better at loving the unlovable, but how many people do I actually let into my life who are TRULY unlovable? sigh...I don't want to answer that question! Perhaps He's setting me up!

Are you brave enough to look into others' eyes? Are they brave enough to let you? I don't think it's that common. When we're in pain, do we allow others to look into our eyes? Rarely, would be my guess. It's actually a pretty intimate undertaking, looking into someone's eyes. And sometimes, when we do, and we see pain, we quit looking, don't we? We are afraid they might want us to help them and we feel inadequate for the task. It makes us uncomfortable. Heaven forbid that we should feel uncomfortable! Let that person wallow in their pain! I don't know how to help him/her! Sometimes, they are content with you just crying with them. You don't HAVE to have great words of wisdom or 'The Answer' to their problem. The Word says we are to weep with those who weep.

Yes, looking into another's eyes can be scary, can't it? It might take us out of our comfort zone! Well, is He not big enough? If we are afraid to look into others' eyes, does it mean we're afraid to look into His? Maybe that's the cure. His eyes are beautiful. If we will look into His eyes, more and more often, we'll be less afraid to look into the eyes of those He brings across our path. Go ahead, take a chance. It'll be worth it!