What Uncle Willie’s Glass Eye Could See
We called him Uncle Willie. A little old man who sat near the
front of the church so he could hear the worship and the message. At times, the Spirit of the Lord would come upon Uncle Willie, causing his frail body to shake and his eyes to weep. Uncle Wille’s glass eye intrigued everyone. I’m convinced some people came to church just to see it. When He began to shake and weep, his glass eye would often pop out, and if you watched closely, you could see him catching it in his hands. He’d then tilt his head back as though nothing unusual had happened and roll
the glass eye back into place.
I soon discovered Uncle Willie could see better than any of us. It
happened when a young boy drowned in our hometown river. The river was searched for days without closure for the grieving family. Uncle
Willie mentioned to someone, “I know where that body is, I can see it in
the bottom of that river.” Word got to the parents and spread quickly to
the rescue team. They helped Uncle Willie into a boat and started moving
out on the water. Willie’s crackling voice steered the rescue team in spite
of the boat filling up with doubt. Finally, further downstream, Willie
pointed, “The body is right down there.” The doubtful crew threw the weighted
hook, and sure enough, it hooked the little boy’s body. A tainted,
saddened cry of relief and wonderment was heard by those on shore, including the parents.
I have been praying recently to know God like never before. While
praying, I remembered Uncle Willie with the glass eye. He saw what
others could not see. He heard what no one else could hear. He heard
the Father tell him where the body was. I cried, “Lord, I want to see what
Uncle Willie could see. He could hear Your voice when others couldn’t. I want to see and hear like
Uncle Willie. I want to see the lost and dying
and find those spiritually dead who have no hope of being found.”
With this heart cry I began to expect to hear and see people like I have never seen them before. I have seen too many people as trees walking, and now I expect to see each one clearly (see Mark 8:22-25.). May we all hear and see like Uncle
Willie.
** I will be ministering at Eastgate Ministries - Katy, Texas - Sunday, August 26th 10:30am.
Location - Willow Fork Country Club
21055 Westheimer Parkway
Katy, Texas 77450
( Pastor Carolyn Sissom ) Please pray for this meeting.
