Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way.” Psalm 119:37 He had prayed about his heart, and one would have thought that the eyes would so surely have been influenced by the heart that there was no need to make them the objects of a special petition; but our author is resolved to make assurance doubly sure. If the eyes do not see, perhaps the heart may not desire; at any rate, one door of temptation is closed when we do not even look at the painted bauble. Sin first entered man’s mind by the eye, and it is still a favorite gate for the incoming of Satan’s allurements; hence the need of a double watch upon that portal. The prayer is not so much that the eyes may be shut as “turned away,” for we need to have them open, but directed to right objects….For fear he should forget himself and gaze with a lingering longing upon forbidden objects, he entreats the Lord to speedily turn away his eyes, hurrying him off from so dangerous an encounter with iniquity. - C. H. Spurgeon The prayer life is hindered or helped by what the eyes behold, and by what the ears hear.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:56:28 +0000
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