Daily Devotional for May 17, 2018
God’s Word and Glasses
“How about this pair, Mom?” Lizzie asked. She slid the glasses onto her face and peeked in the eye doctor’s mirror.
“Those ones look nice on you,” Mom said. She held up another pair. “But try these frames on first before you decide which ones you want.”
“Isn’t it funny,” Lizzie said as she stared at her reflection, “how much we care about how the glasses look, when they’re actually just to help me see!”
“That reminds me of God’s Word, the Bible,” Mom said. “Remember what happened when your old glasses broke and you went to school without them?”
Lizzie nodded. “I tripped on the steps because I couldn’t see.”
“Right. Reading the Bible helps us know how much we need Jesus and see what He’s doing in our lives. It also shows us how we can share His love with others. Just like glasses, we need God’s Word to help us see clearly. But our glasses can’t help us if we don’t wear them.”
Lizzie thought guiltily of her Bible sitting at home on her nightstand. She left it out because she liked the way her new pink Bible looked with her pink room decorations, but she hadn’t opened it for a few days.
“I guess the Bible won’t do me much good either if I don’t read it,” Lizzie said. “The Bible is here to help me learn about Jesus and look at the world the way He wants me to, not to make me look good.”
Mom smiled. “Right.”
Later that week, Mom and Lizzie came back to the doctor’s office to pick up her new glasses.
“Wow!” Lizzie said as she looked around. “Having new glasses really makes a difference!” She remembered that earlier that week she had read a verse during her devotions about showing God’s love to others. When she had felt angry at school because of a friend’s mean words, she reminded herself of the verse. It helped her not say something mean back. Mom was right, she thought. I can see what Jesus wants me to do when I use my Bible! Lizzie smiled and reached up to touch her new frames. Just like my glasses. – Jessica Kleeberger
How about you?
Have you ever needed to get glasses? It’s fun to pick out cool or pretty frames, but the true purpose of glasses isn’t just to make you look good. It’s to help you see! Our Bibles shouldn’t just be decorations either. They are God’s special words that tell us the story of Jesus and all He’s done for us. Through the Bible, we can clearly see how much we need Him and how He wants us to show His love to others.
Today's Verse
How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. (NIV) Psalm 119:9 NKJV
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