Our eyesight is a very important part of daily life. If we cannot see properly or at all, ordinary tasks become very difficult. Many people struggle with worsening vision as they grow older.

In this week’s Bible reading from John 9, we read about one of the many times Jesus healed someone who was blind. It was a true miracle, proving His identity as the Son of God and the Messiah.

Yet the Pharisees (a sect of Judaism which prided itself on its knowledge of and strict adherence to the law) refused to acknowledge this. They did not accept the promised King and Saviour, even when He was standing right in their midst. This made them spiritually blind.

Jeremiah 5:21 refers to “foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, and ears but do not hear.” That passage was talking about the Israelites who had strayed from the LORD and His ways. But it is a rebuke that can potentially apply to anyone in any era. God has clearly revealed His truth to us in His written word, which finds its ultimate fulfilment in the Lord Jesus Christ. He came to restore our relationship with God by His death for our sins, and to bring victory over death by His resurrection.

So many have heard this message, backed up by history and the powerful witness of countless transformed lives, and yet they refuse to believe. As the saying goes (perhaps inspired by the verse above), “there are none so blind as those who will not see.” If you genuinely want to know the answers, there is plenty of evidence for the truth of Scripture and Christianity, but many have hardened their hearts. Whatever our physical eyesight is like, may God give us 20-20 spiritual vision.

May we always have soft hearts and open eyes, to receive and behold the wonderful truth of His Word, which points us to the only Saviour, our dear Lord Jesus Christ.