Open Eyes

My lesson from PV&J 7-14-10: This is a bit of an outline, not exactly how it ended up

“The play ends, but your life goes on”
What is your play?

Acts 9- Saul/Paul
In one of the most obvious Open-Eye stories, Saul’s eyes are opened to Jesus and to what he is doing. Not only does he stop but he becomes a huge activist in the other direction.

Do we ever have realizations like Saul? That what we have been doing for so long is so obviously wrong, that its hurting us and those around us? If the answer is yes then the next step is to become a Paul, to work in the right direction wholeheartedly.
Open your eyes.

Genesis 28- Jacobs dream
As Jacob runs from his brother Esau after taking the blessing, he lays down for the night. He has the dream of a ladder or stairway reaching to the heavens with angels going up and down. When he wakes up his eyes are opened and he says “Surely the Lord was in this place and I was not aware of it”

Do we ever have moments like this? Where God is so clearly in a place or a situation and we aren’t aware of it? You know when you’re roastin’ on someone and about 30 minutes later you think of the best comeback in the world? What about 30 minutes later when you realize God just gave me a sign to do something and I totally missed it.
Open your eyes

John 9- Jesus heals a blind man
As the disciples see the blind man they ask Jesus, who sinned? This man or his parents? Neither this man nor his parents, this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.

I know I personally have had moments like this. Whether reading the Bible, or everyday life. Why God o why, did this happen? So that the work of God can be displayed. See the blind man isn’t the one whose eyes are being opened, it’s the disciples.
Open your eyes

2 Samuel 12- Nathan rebukes David
The story where Nathan comes to David, has got to be one of my favorites and that’s why I’m ending with it. Nathan gives you this sad picture of a mans only lamb, his pride and joy being taken from him by the rich man. Cause no one likes the rich man. And David’s anger is kindled against the man as he says “the man who has done this must surely die!”
Then Nathan goes “You are the man!”

Ever had a moment like that, its just about the scariest gotcha moment ever. When a friend gives you that serious look and is like we need to talk. And you’re like OK! You’re kind of excited ya know, you get to help your friend out with his problems cause hes gonna tell you about what someone has been doing that’s bothering them. And they give you this whole list and you go man that’s awful, why are you friends with them. Bam “that friend is you”
Open your eyes

We are called to be set apart and different, to have open eyes to the things of the world that need His attention.
Because whether our eyes are open or not, everyone else’s are, watching to see what the Christian’s do, what sets them apart.
If the answer is nothing there is a problem
My play ends here guys, the end of this lesson, but my life goes on.
I need to open my eyes