Spiritual versus Physical Eyesight

"The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, Who is the Image of God"- 2 Corinthians 4:4 (NIV).

Spiritual eyesight is quite different from physical eyesight. God gave all humans spiritual eyes, but those who don't know, believe, or trust in God are blinded to the truth. They are spiritually blind. Steven Sanchez says, "Tragically, the eyes of many Christians don't see very well either. Often our spiritual vision is blinded by the glare of what our physical eyes see." We start seeing the wealthy, fruitful lives of the sinful, non-believers. We become discouraged and downcast as we see how the world loves them. We are in conflict, because we know this is not the way the world should be. If we allow our physical eyes to blindfold our spiritual eyes, from lack of use, they become desensitized to spiritual realities...blinded by the god of this age. King David lamented all these thoughts in Psalm 73. His conclusion to God was, "Surely You place them on slippery ground; You cast them down to ruin. How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!" (v. 13). Strengthen your spiritual eyes to dominate your physical eyes by focusing on His coming kingdom.