The Blind

Dearest One,

Being as concerned as Peck and I are about the condition of our nation the old term, “the blind leading the blind” is so relevant in this day and in this time.

As I was studying over the life of Samson, I stopped and meditated on the very negative aspects of the life of a blind person. I consider my own blindness for 32 years, although with all sincerity I had asked the Lord into my heart when I was 22 years old, yet I remained in a spiritually blind and corrupted state for the next 10 years. I’ve said so many times the only thing I could say about those 10 years was that I just couldn’t enjoy sin any longer but did not have the power to stop it; I was blind.

I want to present to you a challenge. Please put your thinking-caps on and meditate as I did on the parallel between the physically blind and the spiritually blind;

l They can’t choose a book from the library
l They can’t tell black from white
l They can’t enjoy light, having never seen it
l Their work potential is very limited and slower paced
l They must be led
l They stumble in daylight as well as in darkness
l They may miss their mouth when they eat
l They are never sure of what goes into their mouth
l They can’t see where they are going
l They can very easily be deceived
l They must trust in someone or something
l They are very subject to being burned
l They are subject to tripping and falling
l They are often times mocked by evil people
l They can’t be sure they are properly dressed
l They can’t see themselves in a mirror
l Most need to stay cloistered to feel safe and secure
l They are wary of venturing into the unknown, relying on someone
else’s opinion or guidance.

Samson, like most humans, was led into sin through his eyes; the Lord warned of the “lust of the eyes.” I love what the blind man said when he was questioned by the doubters after Jesus healed him of his blindness. “All I know is that I was blind but now I see.” It took Jesus, the Son of God, to create the miracle, restoring sight to this blind man. By the same token only Jesus, by his Holy Spirit, can heal our spiritual blindness. Samson, though he was known as the strongest man on the earth, his eyes weakened him to the point of slavery, slavery to the lust of his eyes. However, through his physical blindness he saw the Light and it was in this Light, the Light of Life, he was ready to die and destroy the works of the enemy.

My prayer is that you would take this above list and in your meditations consider if you might use it as a tool for ministering to someone who needs, The Light.

You are not physically blind or you would not be reading this and we thank God for that. However, you may agree with me that spiritual blindness is worse. But aren’t you so thankful that our precious God was as compassionate to our spiritual blindness as we are about someone’s physical blindness. He came as the Great Physician and created a miracle and now we can see. And, through our lives we pray that we will be such a shining light that will penetrate the pupil of the soul and cause light to enter into those who cross our path.

I know this is a lot to read but you know me, preach, preach, preach.

Lots of love,

Benji