The Good Eye – The Generous Heart of Jesus. “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34). One reading of the four Gospels and the generous heart of Jesus would be inescapable. He was the friend of sinners, outcasts, the unclean, the prostitutes, the sick, those rejected by religion, the demon possessed. …
The Good Eye – David and Saul. David lived from around 1040 to 970 BC. He may be the most famous character in the Hebrew Bible, with the possible exception of Moses. We certainly know more about him than any other biblical character. He was hand-picked by God to be anointed as King while still a …
The Good Eye – Hosea. “Come, and let us return to the Lord; for He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up… Let us know, let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord, His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like …
The Good Eye – Miriam and the Princess. “I am profoundly moved by that encounter on the banks of the Nile between an Egyptian princess and a young Israelite slave-child – The contrast between them – in terms of age, culture, status and power – could not be greater. Yet their deep humanity bridges all the …
The Good Eye – Stephen the Martyr. “And Stephen told them, ‘Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand!’ As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.’ He fell to his knees, shouting, ‘Lord, don’t charge them with this sin!’ …
The Good Eye – The Heart of Abraham. “Then they turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord. And Abraham came near and said, ‘Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous …
The Good Eye – The Original Good Samaritan. “Ahaz was twenty years old when he became King, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He didn’t do what was pleasing to Yahweh as his forefather David had done, but followed the ways of the kings of Israel.” (2 Chronicles 28:1-2). Ahaz was a particularly evil king of Judah who …
The Good Eye – Joseph and His Brothers. “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good.” (Genesis 45:8). Among all the shining stars of grace in the sky of Scripture, once in a while we read about an example of amazing generosity so bright the reader almost has to turn his eyes away. It …
The Good Eye – King David and Mephibosheth. “The David story anticipates the Jesus story. The Jesus story presupposes the David story… The David story is a gospel story. It’s a story that gets completed in the Jesus story.” (Eugene Peterson, Leap Over A Wall). DAVID was totally unique in Scripture. Raised a shepherd boy, the youngest of eight …
The Good Eye – Jesus and His Disciples. “John spoke up. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘we saw someone driving out devils in your name, and because he is not with us we stopped him.’ But Jesus said to him, ‘You must not stop him; anyone who is not against you is for you.’” (Luke 9:49-50; also refer to …
The Good Eye – Introduction. “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. For the measure you use, it will be measured out to you.” (Luke 6:35-38). Let’s say a driver seems to …