Having
two healthy eyes is not enough to see clearly. I know this from experience.
After a series of eye surgeries for a torn retina, both eyes could see well but
they refused to cooperate with each other. One eye saw things far away and the
other saw things close up. But instead of working together, they fought for
supremacy. Until I could get new prescription glasses 3 months later, my eyes
remained unfocused.
Something
similar happens in our view of God. Some people focus better on God when they
see Him as “close up”—when they think of Him as intimately present in their
daily life. Other Christians see God more clearly as “far away” or far beyond
anything we can imagine, ruling the universe in power and majesty.
While
people disagree about which view is best, the Bible works like a prescription
lens helping us to see that both are correct. King David presents both views in
Psalm 145: “The Lord is near to all who call upon Him” (v.18) and “Great is the
Lord, and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable” (v.3).
Thankfully,
our Father in heaven is near to hear our prayers yet so far above us in power
that He can meet every need.
God is
big enough to care for the smallest needs. (RBC)
