VICTORIOUS EYES

“Everything about him was old about him except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea, and they were cheerful and undefeated. (Quote from “The Old Man and the Sea” written by Ernest Hemingway between 1950-1951, published in 1952) The character described in the extract above, taken from Ernest Hemingway’s novel, reminded me of how the eyes of believers who have made it, by the...

THE EYES

“The eyes of the Lord are in every place, Watching the evil and the good.” (Proverbs 15:3 NASB) Dr. King, my lovely wife, is not an eye doctor, but an educator. But her eyes might tend to disagree with what I know and grant her the highest honorary degree in Eye Functionality. Let me tell you why. A month ago, Dr. King was in Chicago, visiting one of our sons and his family. While she was...

YOU CAN FOOL SOME OF THE PEOPLE SOME OF THE TIME

“The eyes of the Lord are in every place, watching the evil and the good.” (Proverbs 15:3 NASB) There was a crew of sewer repairmen working a couple houses down the street from where I live. I heard the noise of a truck and went to look out the living room window to see what was going on. I saw three men in bright, florescent green vests and a couple of co-workers wearing...

THE EYES HAVE IT!

“And then the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.” (Luke 22:61 NASB) Sitting at my regular spot before the start of Sunday School, a four-year-old girl comes and stands in front of me. First, she shows me the pretty outfit that she has on. “See my dress!  See my...

IS THE HAND QUICKER THAN THE EYE?

“…the eyes of the Lord your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end.” (Deuteronomy 11:12 NIV) At some time in your days on this earth, you have heard a magician or old trickster say, “The hand is quicker than the eye.”  Is it?  Let’s see! I have a “magic” trick, probably one that is done by novice illusionists, one that I do with young...

SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU

“And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him to whom we must answer.” (Hebrews 4:13 NASB) I got up earlier that usual Tuesday morning, about 12:55 a.m. to be exact.  Monday night, just so you will have the proper perspective, I turned the TV off at 10:00 p.m.  You do the math!  Back to early Tuesday morning.  I...