How's Your Sight?

Monday’s Scripture Readings:
OT: Jeremiah 25
NT: 2 Corinthians 4
W&W: Ecclesiastes 1

Tuesday’s Scripture Readings:
OT: Jeremiah 26
NT: 2 Corinthians 5
W&W: Ecclesiastes 2

Wednesday’s Scripture Readings:
OT: Jeremiah 27
NT: 2 Corinthians 6
W&W: Ecclesiastes 3

Thursday’s Scripture Readings:
OT: Jeremiah 28-29
NT: 2 Corinthians 7
W&W: Ecclesiastes 4

Friday’s Scripture Readings:
OT: Jeremiah 30-31
NT: 2 Corinthians 8
W&W: Ecclesiastes 5

Today’s Reflection:

In today’s Worship and Wisdom reading, The Teacher says: “the things that are done under the sun… are meaningless, a chasing after the wind” (Ecclesiastes 1.14). When I read that it struck me that throughout the centuries of man’s existence, cities have been built, nations have prospered, technology has increased, and history has been made. All these accomplishments of great men and women will pass away. But what is done by a boy or girl of 10 years of age who accepts Christ as Savior will outlive not only these things but all things! Praise be to God!

The New Testament reading is related: “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal” (2 Corinthians 4.18). In agreement with The Teacher, Paul, the writer of 2 Corinthians, says that we must lift our eyes above the immediate and proximate which presses in on us. We can “see” the eternal unseen things only through the eyes of faith. But this sight is one of inestimable worth and benefit.

The Psalmist said it thus: “I lift up my eyes…” Look, up, friend. You will find hope in heaven!


This Week’s Scripture to Memorize:
For August we are going to commit Romans 3.21-25 to memory. Let’s start with v 21: But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.