The Eyes of Faith

Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him. – Luke 24:31 (NIV)

He was hanging there, dying now, for all the world to see—

A sinner caught, condemned to die, never again to be free;

When another man was nailed and raised beside his cross of shame—

With a crown a thorns, a robe of blood, and a crowd that mocked His name.

Wasn’t this that preacher man—he’d seen Him once before—

And eaten of the bread He’d made beside the Galilean shore;

And wasn’t it just the other day He rode into the town—

To a cheering crowd who laid their robes before Him on the ground.

Now they shouted, “Save yourself—and us if indeed You are who You claim to be—

We’ll believe if You come down off that accursed tree.”

Suddenly he understood and cried, “Can’t you see?

Lord Jesus, will You remember me?”

He was hanging there, dying now, for all the world to see—

A sinner caught, forgiven now, and finally set free.

Through the eyes of faith he saw the King of all eternity—

Who said, “Today you’ll be in Paradise with Me.”

Grant me, dear Lord, the eyes of faith that I may see You in every aspect of my life. Amen. 

Read Luke 23:32-43