Newness of Life

I have been deeply moved by the richness and wisdom contained in Psalm 16.  It just gets better every time I meditate upon it. In sum, I just see the heart of our Savior in it. Because we have been "quickened together with Christ", we can interpret Messianic Psalms as part of the new creation given to us in Christ, (Romans 8, 2 Cor 5:17, Galatians, Colossians 2, 2 Corinthians 3:18). Surely He prepares a delectable table before us in the presence of our enemies, the struggles and troubles confronting us on a daily basis. We are told that Jesus became sin so that we could become His righteousness . 1 John 3: 1-2 says we will one day become like he is! "Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet 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." Wow! I don't think I have ever heard a sermon or teaching on this concept. It's just one of those weird scriptures that Christianity

Today I was reading in 1 Samuel chapter 13 and 14 and was struck by the act of "seeing" and it's outcome. The narrative is about King Saul and his disobedience to the instructions that Samuel gave him from the Lord. His disobedience stemmed from what he saw with his eyes/understanding. Each time I read these words,"Israel saw ...", and "When I saw ..." the outcome was very bad for King Saul. These words were always followed by disobedience, and disobedience was always followed by defeat. Eve  disobeyed God because she " saw that the fruit was good for eating." Although God had warned her not to eat the fruit, it looked tasty and seemed good-so she ate it. Clearly, seeing can be a major stumbling block. Perhaps this is why Jesus said that he came to give sight to the blind and make blind those who see? In other words, seeing through my own understanding blinds me to the truth. I must be made blind to my sight so that I can see His truth.