NEARSIGHTEDNESS
Esther 6:4, 6
"So the king said, 'Who is in the court?' Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king's palace to suggest that the king hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him .... So Haman came in, and the king asked him, 'What shall be done for the man whom the king delights to honor?' Now Haman thought in his heart, 'Who would the king delight to honor more than me?' "
The word for nearsighted is "myopic" – a visual defect in which a person is unable to see distant objects clearly because they are blurred. Only in this case, the word is "MYopic." Haman was nearsighted; he could not see beyond himself. It is like the medieval view that the earth was the center of the universe. Haman was the center of his universe, and everything revolved around him. An infant has this view of the world. Everything centers around it. But as the child grows older, he begins to understand that other people have value. Haman never grew up. I have to admit that there are times when I have the same myopic condition where everyone and everything exists for my personal pleasure. Lord, help me to grow up!
Today's Thought: It is infantile to think that the world revolves around "me."
Have a farsighted day. Love you.
Esther 6:4, 6
"So the king said, 'Who is in the court?' Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king's palace to suggest that the king hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him .... So Haman came in, and the king asked him, 'What shall be done for the man whom the king delights to honor?' Now Haman thought in his heart, 'Who would the king delight to honor more than me?' "
The word for nearsighted is "myopic" – a visual defect in which a person is unable to see distant objects clearly because they are blurred. Only in this case, the word is "MYopic." Haman was nearsighted; he could not see beyond himself. It is like the medieval view that the earth was the center of the universe. Haman was the center of his universe, and everything revolved around him. An infant has this view of the world. Everything centers around it. But as the child grows older, he begins to understand that other people have value. Haman never grew up. I have to admit that there are times when I have the same myopic condition where everyone and everything exists for my personal pleasure. Lord, help me to grow up!
Today's Thought: It is infantile to think that the world revolves around "me."
Have a farsighted day. Love you.
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