“Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”  Isaiah 41:10
 
With all that is happening in the world today, with things appearing to be getting worse, this is a reassuring verse to which we can cling.  Fear not! 
Believers are not to fear or be dismayed because God, the Devine Presence is always with us!  Scripture tells us that we are indwelt by God, the whole Trinity, as we see in the following verses:
By the Father:
“One God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.”  Ephesians 4:6
 
By the Son:
“…God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory”  Colossians 1:27
 
By the Holy Spirit:
“Or do you not  know that our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?”  1 Corinthians 6:19
 
Where then should our eyes be?  As the Psalmist does, so do we:
“For my eyes are on You, O God, the LORD;
In You I take refuge…”  Psalm 141:8
 
Where have our eyes been this last week?  It is probably safe to say that they have often been on the TV news channels.  How much better to do as the Psalmist does for he directs our focus, our vision, in the right direction.
 
Jesus makes very clear the importance of the eye of the Believer.  It is Jesus who said,
“The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light.  But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness…”  Matthew 6:22-23
 
Looking at circumstances keep us from looking Christ ward and developing spiritual vision.  And concerning spiritual vision we see that:
 
It is given in answer to prayer:
“Then Elisha prayed and said ‘O LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.’  And the LORD opened the servant’s eyes, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.”  2 Kings 6:17  
(This was when the king of Syria sent a great army to get Elisha.  But God’s protection was in place.  Elisha’s eyes were heavenward, but the servant’s eyes were on the circumstance.)
 
Affliction prepares us for spiritual vision:
All Job’s afflictions brought him to the place where he could say to the Lord, “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; but now my eyes see You.”  Job 42:5
 
A pure heart is essential:
“Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.”  Matthew 5:8
 
The Holy Spirit reveals it to us:
“He will glorify Me, for He will take what is Mine and declare it to you.”  John 16:14
 
Heavenly vision beholds the glory of things to come such as these very few:
“As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness;
I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.”  Psalm 18:15
 
“Your eyes will see the King in His beauty…”  Isaiah 33:17
 
“Father, I desire that they also, whom You gave Me, may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory, 
which You have given Me…” John 17:24
 
“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then faced to face: now I know in part, but then I shall know fully just as I also 
have been fully known.”  1 Corinthians 13:12
 
And this Scripture just fills my heart with awe!  
“Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is 
revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.”  1 John 3:2
 
Have you turned your eyes to Jesus?  Now is the time to do so!  Having done so we now can sing:
 
KEEP your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face;
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace.”
 
Blessings, praise, honor and glory to our Most Holy Lord God Almighty.  Amen