A DISTORTED VIEW

Over the years, many of us come to realize that our eyesight is not what it once was. Words that were once sharp and clear slowly blur, and we find ourselves holding a page farther away, searching for focus. Eventually, most of us accept the help of reading glasses. With them, clarity returns—not because the words have changed, but because our ability to see them rightly has been restored.

In many ways, the same is true of our spiritual vision. It is possible to walk with the Lord for years and yet gradually lose focus on who He truly is. As we read the Gospels, we rightly rejoice in the humanity of Jesus—His compassion, His nearness, His tenderness toward sinners. But if we are not careful, we can forget that this same Jesus is also the eternal Son of God: the One who spoke creation into existence, who revealed Himself to Moses in the burning bush, and who will one day return as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Scripture warns us of how easily our view of God can become distorted. In Psalm 50:21, the Lord confronts His people with sobering words: “You thought I was just like you.” Over time, they had reshaped God into a version that felt comfortable and familiar. Reverence gave way to casual familiarity. Instead of conforming their lives to His holiness, they expected Him to conform to their preferences.

One of the most powerful correctives to this blurred vision is found in Isaiah 40. Again and again, the question is asked, “To whom then will you compare God?” The chapter reminds us that nations rise and fall at His command, that He measures the universe with effortless authority, and that He calls each star by name. This is not meant to push us away from God, but to draw us into a deeper, truer awe of the One with whom we walk daily. (Please take time to read the entire chapter as part of your devotions.)

Isaiah 6 offers a similar moment of clarity. When Isaiah sees the Lord high and exalted, he is immediately aware of his own sinfulness and need for cleansing. Encountering God as He truly is, leads, not to pride or presumption, but to humility, repentance, and worship. (Take time to re-read this passage today.)

The conclusion is simple but vital: as we approach the throne of grace, we must put on our spiritual “reading glasses.” We are invited to come boldly, yet never casually. We are welcomed as children, yet we come before a holy and majestic God. When we keep Christ’s deity clearly in view, our worship deepens, our obedience grows, and our relationship with Him becomes richer and more reverent.