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About six years ago my Dad passed away. I vividly remember stepping into the funeral home seeing my Dad lying there in a coffin with his eyes closed. Although I had seen him shortly before his death this was one time I wish his eyes were open. So he could see me one last time. So we could see each other, so that our eyes would meet once again.
For some, there are things they wish they would have said to their Dads but never did before their eulogy.
Many find our selves looking to others for attention and recognition. Will he or she notice me? What do I need do to get their attention? There are some who struggle looking into another’s eyes. It feels too close, too intimate, and too uncomfortable.
They find it hard to look into someone’s eyes because they are fearful of what others think of them. Are they sizing them up? Do they really matter to that person?
Maybe they know stuff about me that’s not all that good or maybe even embarrassing. Maybe a decision I shouldn’t have made. They know me and that’s why I can’t look at them.
But, perhaps it’s more about the way I see myself (Proverbs 23:7).
Although my father’s eyes are now closed my BIG Father’s eyes are wide open. My father sees me!
In the movie Avatar, when the Na’vi people meet, they greet each other with,“ I see you.” It’s more than a simple greeting; it’s an acknowledgement of their presence along with empathy.
Unlike the Na’vi, God sees you and intimately knows everything about you. He knows your journey of life and even measures your tears (Psalm 56:8).
In Genesis 16, after Hagar and her son are harshly treated, rejected and cast out of their home and into the desert by Sarai, an angel appears to her. The angel gives her some very encouraging life giving words. Knowing that God saw their condition Hagar calls the Lord, “the God who sees.”
In Luke 7, a prostitute well known to most in the room where Jesus was eating, washed the feet of Jesus with her repentant tears and dried them with her hair. A radical scandalous thing to do especially with her reputation. She just responded in love, what else could she do? After this Jesus asked the host, a Pharisee named Simon, “do you SEE this woman?” You can guess what Simon saw in this unnamed woman?
Then Jesus told Simon that as the host that he did not greet nor treat Him with such honor as this woman did. What a stark contrast between what Simon and the people saw and what Jesus saw in this woman.
Most likely the only thing she saw in men’s eyes was condemnation or lust, but in the eyes of Jesus she saw something vastly different. She saw love, something she hadn’t seen from a man in very long time, if ever. She was not an object, not someone to be used, but His special unique creation.
Now seen in the light and not in darkness she had understanding, worth, and acceptance. She was changed! Her heart response to His love was bursting with worship and gratitude.
All throughout the scriptures we see God open the eyes and hearts of those who could not otherwise see Him. Maybe lately, you have you felt alone, neglected, seemingly forgotten, disrespected or unloved? Since He cares about the birds of the air how much more valuable are you than they?
What about YOU, have you lost sight of One who really loves you? Rest assured He has never lost sight of YOU! In the Father’s Eyes YOU are indescribably loved. You are in the palm of His firm hand and YOU are the apple of his eye!
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With Hope,
Mark Skalberg
