“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known” (1 Cor 13:12). There was an old allergy commercial that described having allergies like living in a fog. It said if you take their medicine, the allergy fog will lift and everything in your life will become crystal clear.
Clarity is very important. When we have clarity, we see things as they truly are. We are able to appreciate beauty, experience gratitude, and live with a positive perspective. What allergies might do to us physically, sin does to us spiritually. It clouds our vision. It generates fogs of frustration, dark clouds of doubt and despair, and turns our eyes towards the shadows of life. There is an uncertainty that comes from a lack of clarity. It turns our perspective inward, forcing us to rely on ourselves to find our way through the fog. Our confidence shatters, our joy fades, and our peace gets blurry.
Jesus is the remedy. He is what brings clarity to life. The cross is the answer to the fog of sin that so often obscures our vision. His presence and fellowship in our lives is the antidote to anxiety. He longs to open our eyes to the truth that Satan wants to mask. He wants us to experience the abundance from walking in His life.