The Land of Far Distances
5/10/2018

Your eyes will see the king in his beauty and view a land that stretches afar. Isaiah 33:17

 

Amy Carmichael (1867--1951) is known for her work of rescuing orphaned girls in India and giving them a new life. In the midst of this exhausting work there were times she called "moments of vision." In her book Gold by Moonlight, she wrote, "In the midst of a crowded day we are given almost a glimpse of 'the land of far distances,' and we stand still, arrested on the road." 

 

The prophet Isaiah spoke of a time when God's rebellious people would turn back to Him. "Your eyes will see the king in his beauty and view a land that stretches afar" (Isaiah 33:17). To view this "land of far distances" is to be lifted above the circumstances of the immediate present and to gain an eternal perspective. During difficult times, the Lord enables us to see our lives from His viewpoint and regain hope. "For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us" (v. 22).

 

Each day, we can choose to look down in discouragement or lift our eyes to "the land of far distances," to the Lord who is "our Mighty One" (v. 21).

 

Amy Carmichael spent more than fifty years in India helping young women in great need. How did she do it? Each day she fixed her eyes on Jesus and placed her life in His care. And so can we.

 

Lord, today we lift our eyes from the circumstances that discourage us to see You in Your splendor, and find peace.

 

Fix your eyes on Jesus.

 

Our Daily Bread - By David C. McCasland






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