The Walk 7.28.10

My reading took me to Isaiah 53 today, an amazingly precise prophecy of Jesus’ crucifixion. Every time I read it, I wonder how anybody could have missed seeing who Jesus was. But then I remind myself that I have the opportunity to see things from the perspective of history.

It’s easy to see things after they happen. Monday morning quarterbacks operate at 100% accuracy. But when you are in the midst of things, connections are not nearly as obvious. And that gets me to thinking.

What am I missing? What things are happening around me that I can’t see? What don’t I want to see? What do I choose not to see? Is God doing things around me that 15 years from now will be so obvious that I won’t believe I missed it?

Lord, open my eyes!

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