Spiritual Vision

Do you ever get that goopy stuff in your eye and you can’t see clearly? It kind of interrupts your life, don’t you just despise that?!?

In 1 Samuel 3:1 it says, “And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.”

The last part of it says that there was no open vision. You’ll see in this story that Eli was not only losing his physical sight but also his spiritual spiritual sight. Eli’s sons were living wickedly and he knew that they were, but he was doing nothing about it.

Then the Lord sent a little boy named Samuel into Eli’s life. Samuel grew up in the temple with Eli and Samuel learned the way of the Lord.

1 Samuel 3:2 “And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;”

Physically, Eli’s eyes began to wax dim which means to be blind. Also, he was spiritually blind. He loved the lord but his sons did not and they were living wickedly and taking advantage of the temple and Eli knew it and he did not do anything about it, which is why I believe he began to be spiritually and physically blind.

Through all the disappointment, God was with Eli when he gave Samuel a dream.

1 Samuel 3:3-14, “3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was,

4 and Samuel was laid down to sleep; That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

5And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down. 6And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again. 7Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him. 8And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child. 9Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth. 11And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 12In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end. 13For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. 14And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.”

Now God is very angry with Eli because he did not stop his sons from doing wrong. These next verses will tell you what God asks Samuel to do.

“15 And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision. 16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I. 17 And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee. 18 And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. 19 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. 20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD. 21 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.“

We have to be careful about sin, because we will be spiritually blind and we don’t want that, we want to be able to hear God and to study his word. We need to apply Jesus to our eyes so we can see clearly.

Miss Monica June is a young teen girl who is homeschooled and is pursuing her artistic talent of jewelry making. She enjoys cooking and encouraging others to share about their education at From The Learning Room.