Craig Clouston

 

Rose-Colored Glasses

January 28

This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. 

Romans 3:22

Tim had worn rose-colored glasses as long as Bruce had known him. Curiously, Bruce had never wondered why. Today, however, Bruce noticed Tim squinting in the bright sunlight, and jokingly ventured, “You mean to tell me your rose-colored glasses don’t filter out the brightness of the sun?!”

“On the contrary,” Tim replied as if he hadn’t noticed Bruce’s derogatory inference, “the sun intensifies their clarifying effect by magnifying visual definition. Everything becomes brighter, more vivid, and well-defined in the sunshine. So much so I have to squint.” Tim went on to explain, “I actually wear them to increase my visual acuity.”

Bruce didn’t know whether Tim was pulling his leg or not, “Yeah, right!” he said.

Tim, in all seriousness, continued, “Believe what you want. They help me see more of what’s going on.”

“You can’t be serious?!” Bruce asked incredulously.

“Completely,” Tim said offhandedly. “As a matter of fact,” he went on, “my so-called rose-colored glasses improve the view. When wearing them I am able to see a greater number of objects within my filed of view. The enhancement causes me to see things in a more positive light.”

Bruce, not wanting to appear ignorant, and conceding in his own mind that what Tim was saying was possible, decided to let the matter drop.

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Calvary’s sacrifice is the only thing that enables God to look at us without our incurring His wrath and judgment for a debt we owe. Because of the sacrificial blood of Jesus, when God looks at us He sees that debt paid in full, and, in essence sees us through rose-colored glasses.

Even though we have failed, He doesn’t see imperfect sinners, He sees the redemption of the cross. His vision is exponentially enhanced so He is able to view us in a positive light. Through Jesus, God sees in us the brightness of His Son!

Prayer

“I lay claim to the cross of Calvary, LORD God, and thank You for the blood of Jesus Christ that allows You to see me in the perfect form I was created. Amen.”