“He will guide us with his eye.”

Hymn: “When the Morning Comes” – Words & Music by Charles A. Tindley (1851-1933)
Tune: BY AND BY

You see it sometimes in a detective show or a mystery movie: a person is tied hands-and-feet to a chair and gagged, being closely watched, fearing for their life. When a possible rescuer enters the scene, the bound person’s only way to communicate is with their eyes; so they dart their pupils to one side as if to say, “Beware! My captor is in that direction.”

On the other hand, most of us are familiar with how much a parent can transmit across a crowded room with no more than the raising of an eyebrow or (like the confined one above), dart their eyes to one side as if to say, “You get away from that situation this minute,”

Our heavenly Parent is much like that. When we’re wandering, wondering which way to turn, sometimes all we have to do is make eye contact – and he’ll give us that eye-nod. Then we have a peace about following his indication.

Turning our eyes upon Jesus is more than an admonition from a Singspiration campfire song. Throughout scripture, we are called to keep our attention on the Savior… to consider where God is working… to give high regard to what we see when we focus on the actions of all parts of the God-head.

Sometimes God’s getting our attention takes a lot of prodding, pushing, pulling… dragging us off kicking and screaming. Other times, it takes only a gentle nod or an eye-gesture to give us direction… and peace about our decision.

                                                   This is a little too peppy for the text, but it was the only one I could find!