EYES TO SEE

October 9 

Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying,  “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?” John 6:52

My children have learned the inconvenience of getting a nail or screw in a car tire. The other day, after backing the car into a parking spot, I opened my door to make sure I was parallel to the line. In my excitement that I had successfully performed the maneuver, I exclaimed, “I nailed it!” To which one of my children responded with concern, “Did you hit a nail?” 

Figures of speech can be hard to understand at times. Sometimes, they are impossible, as John 6 describes. Jesus wanted the Jews to understand that He had come to this earth, not just to provide them physical bread that will only satisfy their hunger for a couple of hours, but Himself, the bread of life that will satisfy their hunger forever (John 6:35). But the vast majority of the crowd did not understand. They completely missed what Jesus was communicating to them. Why? Because the Spirit had not given them life (John 6:63). They were still blind in their sin (2 Cor. 4:4). They had not been given eyes to see, ears to hear, or hearts to understand and believe (cf. Isaiah 6:10 and Luke 10:23).  

Praise the Lord that He has granted you the opportunity to come to Jesus (John 6:65). Praise the Lord that He has given you eyes to see and believe the glorious salvation He has provided for us (1 Peter 1:3-12). May we continue to pray with the Psalmist, “Open my eyes, that I may behold wonderful things from Your law” (Psalm 119:18).  

Joshua Steiner