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(Acts 14:20–27; John 9:39–10:9) “And Jesus said, I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind” (John 9:39). Those who do not see are simple people who believed in the Lord in simplicity of heart; and those who see are the scribes of that time, the scientists, who, out of pride of mind, did not believe themselves and rebuked the people. Our clever people consider themselves sighted, and because they consider themselves to be so, they alienate faith in the Lord, which the simple in heart and mind hold tightly to. And, therefore, according to the truth of the Lord, they are blind, but the people see. They are exactly like those birds that see at night but cannot see during the day. The truth of Christ is dark to them, and the opposite of this truth - a lie - seems clear to them; here they are in their element. As obvious as this may be, they are still ready to ask: “Are we really blind too?” Nothing to hide: blind. And since you are blind through your own fault, the sin of blindness and failure to see the light lies with you. You can see, but you don’t want to, having fallen in love with the deceptive but charming lie. You might be interested in: