I Tell You the Truth Matthew 13:16 Seeing Christ!

Matthew 13:16-17
"But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.  For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."

      Lord, thank You for opening my eyes and ears to the truth!  Thank You for the Holy Spirit who leads, teaches, and guides me through Your word.
      How it must have grieved You in that day that those who were awaiting their Messiah, and had waited so very long to see Him and to hear His words did neither when You were in the flesh among them.  You had been foretold for thousands of years and there You were!  You healed the sick, raised the dead, cast out demons and did miracle after miracle to show Your deep abiding love for them, and they ignored You or tried to kill You as a blasphemer because of envy and jealousy!
      You love us that much too and have told us of the glory of heaven and have given us the promise of resurrection and being in Your presence forever.  You have shared the future with us and told us how this story ends.  We need simply to trust and have faith.  Some day, Lord, we will be face to face and I will be able to worship You there.  Until them, I must trust and believe that what You have told me is the truth, and that for me is enough.