2020 VISION CHECK D
id you ever play the alphabet game during long road trips in the car? I have fond memories of playing this game with my father. We would try to quickly spot letters on road signs and license plates. Dad and I loved to play this game because we both are blessed with 20/20 vision. That genetic trait gave us a great advantage over our friends and family members in the car. Vision is important to our everyday lives. We use our eyesight to look at things we are interested in. What we choose to look at and focus on dictates what we imitate and gravitate toward. Our spiritual vision is even more important. As Adventist Christians, where is our focus? Do we say we are focusing on Jesus when we are actually looking in a different direction? One of my favorite stories in Scripture is Saul’s conversion. This devoted, zealous AUTHOR Natashia McVay young man was fervent in his desire to serve God. He was raised in a conservative Jewish family. He received training from strict teachers. The law and testimony of the Jewish nation gave his life value and purpose. When confronted by a new ideology that threatened his faith and way of life, Saul took action. He sought to eradicate the followers of Jesus. Saul was good at his job. He excelled at finding Christians and
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bringing them before the religious leaders. He played an active role in imprisoning and even executing many Christians. He stood by and watched as Stephen was stoned. He did his best to resist being moved as he witnessed a young man much like himself giving his life for Jesus Christ. He found comfort in the words of the rabbis he trusted, who insisted Stephen was misled and Jesus was not God. Saul was unable or unwilling to acknowledge the lordship of Jesus Christ. His perspective, his
