How great is your blindness

How great the Blindness

Luke 6:41-42 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? (42) Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

One day a brother looked at his sibling and realized that he had a mote in his eye, he then tried to help his brother by removing the mote. He did not realize that he had a stick in his eye as well.

I learned from the story that the brother loved his brother and he felt compassion, he immediately identified himself with his brothers’ problem. But the bigger problem was this, either he knew his vision was also impaired or he did not know it.

It is possible the brother was aware that he could not see clearly, but even so he could not resist offering his help. Most people hear the word and see the manifestations of Christ, but if the heart remains unchanged then I am still blind. The word of god is like seed and fruit must come out of the tree. A Christian life that does not show fruits is worthless.

The helping brother might also have thought he sees better than his young brother. I might not be aware that my vision is not like everybody else. I do not see anything wrong. I remember before I got my spectacles, I believed that the vision I had is ok even though I had the knowledge that I could not see very far. But it was ok. The day I got my vision glasses was the turning point, immediately I put them on was like given new eyes and I am in another place. I knew then that I was not seeing and which meant;

I was a danger to myself and others even when I was driving them. (Ref. Luke 6:39)

Now look at one of Christ teachings;

Mat 6:23 …. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

Listen, if what I see and believe is light whereas it is blindness how big is my blindness, many will stumble and fall because of the darkness in me for what brings life is the light that is in me.

The only time you realize that your vision is good is when you start to see even the things you could not see before. Joh 9:25 …one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

Concluding Prayer

Receive your vision now in the name of Jesus, I command that blindness will go and clear vision come for that is the wish of the father for us.