Blindness to Blessedness   

The Bible says, “And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.” Matthew 8:34 (KJV)

The people of this city could only focus upon the financial loss to the community. They were blinded to the miraculous healing of the madman who had been a terror to them. Sadly, such is often the case of those whose resident sin in their lives blinds them to the One who can deliver them.

On November 30, 1991 fierce winds from a freakish dust storm triggered a massive freeway pileup along Interstate 5 near Coalinga, California. At least 14 people died and dozens more were injured as topsoil whipped by 50 mile-per-hour winds reduced visibility to zero. The afternoon holocaust left a three-mile trail of twisted and burning vehicles, some stacked on top of one another 100 yards off the side of the freeway. Unable to see their way, dozens of motorists drove blindly ahead into disaster.

Then consider Bob Edens: For 51 years Bob Edens was blind. He couldn’t see a thing. His world was a black hall of sounds and smells. He felt his way through five decades of darkness. And then, he could see. A skilled surgeon performed a complicated operation and, for the first time, Bob Edens had sight. He found it overwhelming. “I never would have dreamed that yellow is so…yellow,” he exclaimed. “I don't have the words. I am amazed by yellow. But red is my favorite color. I just can’t believe red. I can see the shape of the moon; and I like nothing better than seeing a jet plane flying across the sky leaving a vapor trail. And of course, sunrises and sunsets. And at night I look at the stars in the sky and the flashing light. You could never know how wonderful everything is.”

Spiritually speaking, blindness can be rectified when people focus upon Jesus and they realize how He can save their souls from hell.

         Daily Chronological Bible Reading: Matthew 9-10