Jesus looks at our culture of death, and what catches His eye is not "the learned and the clever" who do not know Him but the little people who believe in Him (Mt 11:25). When Jesus sees the nations raging, the peoples uttering folly, the kings of the earth rising up, and the princes conspiring together against Him (Ps 2:1-2), the Lord "Who is throned in heaven laughs" (Ps 2:4). The Lord keeps His sense of humor because "the eyes of the Lord roam over the whole earth, to encourage those who are devoted to Him wholeheartedly" (2 Chr 16:9). He looks for that remnant who love Him enough to worship Him in spirit and in truth (Jn 4:23). The Lord's remnant is so precious to Him that they outweigh in His eyes a whole culture of death (see Gn 18:23ff). We are the apple of His eye (Ps 17:8). In the Lord's eyes, a few good apples dwarf entire orchards of sin.
Jesus is looking at you. You can make Him laugh — even in a lamentable world. Be holy. Love the Lord. He is looking at you. Let Jesus smile at you and break out into laughter. Jesus is looking at you.
| PRAYER: | Jesus, make me "a sight for sore eyes." |
| PROMISE: | "No one knows the Son but the Father, and no one knows the Father but the Son – and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal Him." –Mt 11:27 |
| PRAISE: | Connie majored in Education at a Catholic college where they prayed before every class. |
Reprinted with permission from Presentation Ministries, a lay association of the Catholic Church that focuses on evangelization and discipleship through Bible teaching, daily Mass, the charisms of the Holy Spirit, and Small Christian Community. Their ministries include:
· One Bread, One Body
· Daily Bread Radio Program
· Annual Bible Institute
· Discipleship Retreats
· Guadalupe Bible College