Text: “Let them alone;
they be (Spiritually) blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall
fall into the ditch (the pit of Hell).”
Matthew 15:14.
“And He (Christ
Jesus) spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the ditch?”
Luke 6:39.
Good morning,
Spiritually-sighted Christian! God the
Holy Spirit has taken the scales from your eyes; quickened you to know your
sin; revealed unto you your lost state and pointed you to the Saviour, Jesus
Christ.
God the Father has granted you
His free gift of saving faith; called you to trust in His Son, Jesus Christ,
and drawn you with His everlasting cords of love to the Cross.
The Lord Jesus has suffered
and died to bear away and to pay the full penalty for your sins and mine - and
we have received Spiritual sight and Salvation in Him alone. Wow!
We are no longer Spiritually blind and ‘…dead in sins and trespasses…’ we are
Spiritually-sighted and alive forever.
Hallelujah! What a Saviour we
serve! Glory to the Lamb, Christ Jesus! (Acts 4:12)
“I the Lord have
called Thee (Christ Jesus) in righteousness, and will hold Thine hand, and will
keep Thee, and give Thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the
Gentiles (you and I); to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from
the prison, and them that sit is darkness out of the prison house. I am the Lord (Jehovah); that is My Name; and
My glory will I not give to another, neither My praise to graven images.” (Isaiah
42:6-8)
The Supernatural, truly
miraculous, deeds that the Lord Jesus Christ did when He walked among men in
human form, clearly revealed Him as the long-awaited Christ Who would come to
seek and to save His chosen people.
Among the common people of the
time, there was absolutely no doubt that Jesus was that very Christ that was
promised of God. It was clear to see!
“And many of the
people believed on Him, and said, When Christ cometh, will He do more miracles
than these which this man hath done?” (V.31)
However, the religious leaders
of the day - the Pharisees and the upper-class Jewish society - were
Spiritually blind to His coming, and resented bitterly the affect Christ had on
the people. Envy blinded their eyes.
There is none so blind as
he/she who will NOT (Spiritually) see!
“The Pharisees heard
that the people murmured such things concerning Him (Christ Jesus); and the
Pharisees and the chief priests sent soldiers to take Him (I.e. arrest Him).” (V. 32)
This elite group of Jewish
religious leaders had, for centuries, been in positions of National
leadership. They allegedly spent most of
their time in religious study of the Law and the Prophets, the Old Testament
books that pointed and promised a coming Messiah. Yet, the leadership were Spiritually blind
and ignorant of Christ’s Person when He
eventually came!
What a shameful thing. Blind leaders always lead their people up a
dark alley; devoid of the Light of Christ Jesus.
Now, make the relevant
comparison with too many of the religious leadership, world-wide, today in this 21st
Century. Are they any different from
those of Christ’s day? Or are they still as Spiritually blind to the
2nd Coming of Christ?
What are the activities of
many in positions of religious leadership today? Where is their main focus fastened? Is their live-styles akin to faithful John
the Baptist - or are they consistently seeking to multiply wealth and
self-gain?
John the Baptist did not drive
an expensive car. John did not wear
thousand dollar suits of clothing. John
did not have a double chin, nor a heavy paunch from over-eating sumptuous
food! John was not continually extorting sums of money on National TV
shows. Are you and I? Sobering thought, what?
“For where your
treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matthew 6:21)
“Watch therefore;
for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.” (Matthew 24:42)
History repeats itself when
the lesson is not learned first time around.
Let us pray that anyone in a position of Bible-believing, Spiritual, Christian leadership
might awake from the stupor that seems to have come upon many, and exhort
Christ’s people to prepare for the
Lord’s soon appearing. Church, AWAKE! Time is running out!
Thought: “Behold I come
quickly; and My reward is with Me…” Awake!
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