March 23

Open My Eyes

Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God (Luke 18:43).

Scripture: Luke 18:35-43

Song: “Open My Eyes That I May See”

As a child I often bought candy from a blind man at a kiosk. One day I witnessed a customer trying to convince this blind fellow that the one dollar bill he gave the blind man was really a five. I could see and hear it all but said nothing.

The blind man in today’s passage had heard enough about Jesus to believe that He could make him see. The blind man’s outspoken faith was louder than the ones who told him to be quiet. He was not going to just say nothing! Jesus heard and saw the blind man’s faith and responded with a miracle of sight.

Eyesight is truly wonderful, and especially when we use it to watch for God and see Him at work in our lives. When we recognize God’s grace and power at work in our lives our best response is to be like this man—shout the praises of God and follow Jesus with our whole lives. And also, like the man who could see, we can lead others to do praise God and follow Him with us. May we have eyes to see what God has done in the past, and is doing even today, in our lives and bring others with us as we praise God and follow Him.

Heavenly Father, please open my eyes to Your work in my life and help me speak loud and clear Your praises as I follow You more closely. In Jesus’ name, amen.