What Makes Your Eyes Shine?

Estes Park, Colorado

There is truth in the old cliche that the eyes are the window to the soul. When they shine it's because of something happening deep inside of us.

"The instructions of the LORD are correct. They make the heart rejoice. The command of the LORD is radiant. It makes the eyes shine." Psalm 19:8 God's Word to the Nations

It's foreign for us to think that God's commands cause our eyes to shine. Our number one response to God's commands is to run and hide. We know our failure to do what God asks us to do.

In verse twelve of Psalm 19 David admits that he is not perfect as he begs God to forgive his "hidden faults." He understood that perfection was not the goal. Only One has lived the perfect life and he did it for you and me. Not only does he live the perfect life for us but Jesus, the perfect Lamb of God, has forgiven us for all our sin.

With God's mercy covering us, we delight in the commands of God.  God's commands are "radiant." Our hearts thrill to do what gladdens God's heart.

Knowing the forgiving love of God deep in the core of our being, and delighting in his ways makes our eyes shine.

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