Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. For we live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.
2 Corinthians 5:6-9 NIV
Faith Not Sight
A new report reveals that vision loss in Canada costs individuals, families, and governments almost $33 billion a year. The newly released Cost of Vision Loss and Blindness in Canada Report shows 1.2 million Canadians are living with vision loss with many facing a lack of investment in services and supports that impact their ability to live life to its fullest potential. Strikingly, over 8 million Canadians are living with one of the four major blinding eye diseases (age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and cataracts).
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For the Christian, there is always a holy tug towards being with Jesus in Glory. We sense within us that once we have come to faith in Jesus, we don’t belong to the world and its systems any longer. At the same time, we know that the Lord has a purpose for us here – to be His hands, feet, and heart right where God has put us. The apostle Paul understood this tension and writes this in 2 Corinthians 5:6-9: “Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. For we live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.” This is our call for today – to make it our goal to please Him, right where He has placed us. What a privilege.
These have been words from the heart.
Bob Beasley