And Now I See

Galatians 3:23; “Before the way of faith in Christ was available to us, we were placed under guard by the law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until the way of faith was revealed.”

On Friday, I finally put all of them away for good, although I had needed them to help me for most of my life.  No more contact lenses.  No more prescription glasses.  No more reading glasses.  I’m done!

After waiting until the time was right, my eyes underwent a transformation.  I had Lasik surgery performed on both eyes, and now I can see without a helper!  I feel as if I’ve been set free to be able to live life without the need for spectacles that helped me to stay on the right path.

Paul reminds us that the law was given to help keep the Jews on the right path until a better way was revealed. 

He says in Galatians 3:24-26; “Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian until Christ came; it protected us until we could be made right with God through faith.  And now that the way of faith has come, we no longer need the law as our guardian.  For you are all childrenof God through faith in Christ Jesus.”

I am thankful to God for being able to see without the help of glasses, but I’m even more thankful for having been saved from sin and death through simple faith in His Son, Jesus Christ, who guides me every step of my journey.  I join with John Newton who wrote “Amazing Grace” and said, “I once was blind, but now I see”. 

Give thanks today that God has made a way for us to see clearly the truth revealed in Jesus Christ and that He has made a way for us to become His children through faith in His Son.  Jesus is our Good Shepherd who leads us in the right path as we follow Him in faith.