Colorless Comprehension

Imagine the world without color, absolutely no firsthand account. Picture someone blind from birth with no conception or differentiation of shades or brightness. Now, consider attempting to describe color and light to that person. Framework for comprehending your articulated words is limited, and as such they are restricted in their ability to understand. They have no personal reality in which to place descriptive communication of a world depicted in color. Visually speaking all they have known is darkness. Explaining and describing color with other senses may carry insight, but this side of eternity they will not comprehend our world’s array of light.

Our vantage point as created beings in light of an infinite God is quite similar in analogy. Humanity exists within the confines of a very real world, but we see life and existence through a lens polluted with the stain of sin. Visually, our understanding is far beyond tainted by limits we scarcely realize. Yet eternal God is not constrained nor contained within time, space, or rebellion. Living within time and the confines of physical fallen bodies hinders our sight. Sight that Jesus came to remedy once and for all. A cure of highest cost; so much that it demanded the blood of God. Lovingly and graciously Jesus paid to open the eyes of the blind and through Himself explain to us the Father.   

“For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who became His counselor?”  The counsel of the Lord is flawless and the decision of His mind is faultless. Infinite are His way and finite His creation. Creation longs for understanding and to each is given a measure of beholding His glory. This glory is beyond our comprehension but within our grasp of astonishment.

The Lord says to the blind, listen to my words. Open your eyes to the color of my counsel. Know me and my wonder. Come to me and love my beauty. Man turns in his mind and scarcely scratches at the wonder of the great I AM. Timeless and boundless, the Creator of confines and space makes Himself known, yet we grasp not the fullness of Him. Like babes born blind we scratch and grasp at wisdom and understanding. To fully comprehend Him who is incomprehensible far exceeds the confines of this physical universe, but the eternality of our spiritual beings eagerly awaits the revelation of His splendor.

The day is coming when these blind eyes will be fully opened because of the blood of Messiah and His glory will consume. Then I will finally bow and surrender my worship with open eyes and a humble spirit. Then will I pass from containment to the spiritual realm of His kingdom. This imperfect man shall see Him and be like Him. He will burst the restraints of the physical and open the eyes to endless glories. Wonder and praise will be the response.

Under the sun there is folly and the pursuit of wisdom. Over the sun there is perspective and proper positioning before the King of glory who paid it all. The infinite Creator left perfect relationship with the Father and took on humanity to open the eyes of blind sinners through paying the price of our cosmic treason with His spotless blood.