How did I not see this?

Several weeks ago, my wife and I were working on our taxes when suddenly she asked, "Did you see the condition of the plant on your desk?"

I looked (for the first time), and the plant was literally "on life support."

I never noticed it!

Our blog title today points to a very popular question in the Bible. Abraham was asked, "What do you see?" Ezekiel was asked, "What do you see?" and in the gospels (Mark 8:22-26), the blind man was asked, "What do you see?"

Maybe I did see the plant (as dead,) and I had just procrastinated putting it out with the garbage.

But the fact of the matter is that even in its deadened state, the plant was very much alive, giving me life (through photosynthesis).

As we celebrate Good Friday, I pray that we see ourselves (not just Jesus) in Good Friday.

The apostle Paul reminds us in 2 Corinthians 4:10:

"Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body."  

This verse clearly shows us that "Good Friday" ishould be celebrated each and every day for the "denying of ourselves" (aka death of flesh.) Ref. Luke 9:23

Happy Good Friday, my friends and family.

Your Brother in Christ,

Ray