“I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you.”

Let’s talk about how Job went through absolute devastation. He lost everything: his family, his health, his livelihood. And at the end of all that pain, he said something remarkable: “I had heard of You… but now my eye sees You.”

Here’s the thing—Job didn’t say that before the storm.
He said it after:

• After the loss of possessions.
• After the loss of his children.
• After the loss of his health.
• After the loss of his friends' confidence.
• After the loss of his wife’s support.

Man, I don’t know if Scott Brandon could’ve said that. I’d like to think I could have… that my heart would’ve been purified through it. But there’s something about going through the fire with a surrendered heart that clears your vision.

A pure heart doesn’t mean an easy life. It means a yielded one. And sometimes clarity comes not when everything is smooth, but when everything is stripped away. When God burns off what’s temporary, what’s fake, what’s flesh—and all you’re left with is Him. That’s when you see.
Phew... are we even able to pray like that?

Too many people want a clean view of God but aren’t willing to walk through the cleansing process. We want clarity without surrender. But that’s not how it works.
If you walk through suffering with a purified heart, then you’ll see God more deeply than ever—not just in comfort, but in correction… not just in answers, but in silence.

And here’s the thing: Job didn’t just see God’s acts. He saw God’s face.
That’s not the American mindset—we want the acts before the face, the proof before the presence.
But Job went from knowing about God to knowing God.
From theology to testimony.
That’s what purity of heart does—it moves you from secondhand belief to firsthand vision.

So today—whatever you're walking through… hardship, waiting, grief, or pressure—don’t assume God is absent. Ask Him to purify your heart in the struggle, so you can see Him through it.

Look back on one hardship in your life, and trace God’s presence through it.
Write down how He sustained you, spoke to you, refined you — and thank Him for it.

God, I want to see You — not just when life is good, but when life is hard. Purify my heart in the struggle. Remove anything in me that keeps me from seeing Your face. Like Job, I don’t want to just hear about You… I want to see You. Give me eyes to recognize Your presence, even in the breaking. In Jesus’ name, Amen.