We repent for the sin we sin against the LORD, with our eyes
(prying eyes, evil eyes)
"Sometimes eyes speak louder than words, and hurt just as much." MB
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Eyes speak.
They speak hatred, disapproval, jealousy.
We pass judgement without getting to know the person we judge, as we give them the "evil eye" of self-righteousness.
We want what we cannot afford, and yet we see people and cast judgement on them by the way they look, and the stuff of earth they have collected or have nothing of.
"Eyes are powerful communicators,
they speak without saying a word." MB
Our eyes can covet, lust, and increase disdain. This wickedness enters through our eyes, races past our wicked hearts, bypassing our common sense and exits from the tongues of our mouth gates.
Proverbs 10:10; 23:6; 28:22 speak of sorrows that come with the winking of the eye, and failures of foolish lips. They warn not to eat bread with evil eyed persons, and cautions us not to run after wealth, lest we fall into poverty.
With our eyes, we can show disrespect to our parents, and abuse to those who are recipients of our "evil eye".
Our eyes are meant to be a light to our bodies, but can become darkness to our souls, if we allow such. We can use our expressive eyes to bless as well as curse. We must guard our eye from evil, and protect others from its harm.
It is said that the eyes are a window to our souls. What would someone see if they peered through our windows? Would they have to brush away the crust left from a lifetime of fallowed attention to cleansing? Would they see life behind those green, blue, brown, gray, or hazel beauties, or would they have nothing but a shroud of death staring back at them?
This is a lot to think about, to ponder on, to consider and to reckon.
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Mark 8:18 NLT
‘You have eyes—can’t you see? You have ears—can’t you hear?’ Don’t you remember anything at all?
(I pray all of us remembers this!)
