“For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.” 1 Peter 1.9 The world is blind. People without Christ are lost in darkness doomed to wander about without direction. Humans naturally tend to follow their desires which lead them every which way except to Christ. Apart from Christ, we are susceptible to momentary pleasures and appealing doctrines. An example of this is when Jesus feeds the five thousand in John 6.1-15. Jesus performs the miracle of feeding five thousand men with just a few loaves and fish. He then goes into the wilderness to pray while his disciples cross the sea. At night Jesus walks across the water and joins them, calming the storm and their fears. The next day, the crowds notice that Jesus is nowhere to be seen, they know that the disciples crossed the sea the day before and they decide to go look for Him there. When the crowds find Jesus they begin questioning Him on how He arrived there. Jesus ignores their question and immediately confronts them. John 6.26 ‘Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on Him God the Father has set His seal.” Jesus calls out their nearsightedness by addressing their desire to gratify their flesh. They do not really want Jesus, they only want what He can give them.
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“For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.” 1 Peter 1.9 The world is blind. People without Christ are lost in darkness doomed to wander about without direction. Humans naturally tend to follow their desires which lead them every which way except to Christ. Apart from Christ, we are susceptible to momentary pleasures and appealing doctrines. An example of this is when Jesus feeds the five thousand in John 6.1-15. Jesus performs the miracle of feeding five thousand men with just a few loaves and fish. He then goes into the wilderness to pray while his disciples cross the sea. At night Jesus walks across the water and joins them, calming the storm and their fears. The next day, the crowds notice that Jesus is nowhere to be seen, they know that the disciples crossed the sea the day before and they decide to go look for Him there. When the crowds find Jesus they begin questioning Him on how He arrived there. Jesus ignores their question and immediately confronts them. John 6.26 ‘Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on Him God the Father has set His seal.” Jesus calls out their nearsightedness by addressing their desire to gratify their flesh. They do not really want Jesus, they only want what He can give them.