20/20 Vision Is No Guarantee of Sight

From the Pastor: Dr. M. J. Seymour, Sr.

“And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.” (Jn. 9:39-41)

The religious elite of the day upbraided the Lord Jesus as a sinner because He was a non-conformist to the powers and traditions of sanctimonious men, self-elevated law guardians, eminences of pompous braying. Just the very presence of the Son of God in their midst unleashed a firestorm of raging jealousy. Their pedestals were shaken to the foundations. How dare Jesus infringe upon their domain? What could the Pharisees not see? Who is this man Jesus?

Much of the religious society honestly believed they were seeing and understanding the things of God. Yet, the Son of God stood in their midst and they were oblivious to His true identity. They were as blind men believing they can see all things, but see nothing. They had 20/20 vision, but they could not see Jesus as the redeemer of men’s souls. His giving of sight to the blind man was far more than flesh could perceive. The spirit of the man received sight as well, and he said, “Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.” (Verse 38) The blind man received physical and spiritual sight. The great all-seeing Pharisees were blinded from the Word of Truth, for they could not accept the reality of their spiritual blindness.

Salvation only comes to those awakened out from among the dead bound in the Graveyard of Darkness. Reality of death’s bondage must be as real as the power of the Lamb’s blood that rips the Dark Reaper’s claws from one’s eternal spirit. One cannot know genuine life until he knows genuine death. Likewise, the magnificent sight of the Son of God cannot be known until one fully comprehends the absence of Him on the eyes of his eternal soul.