Re: Verse reading – Luke 18:9-17 (day four)
If you drive a car, you know about blind spots. They are those areas around your vehicle that you cannot see with your mirrors or by turning your head around. Your blind spots are visible to everyone else with a different perspective, but as the driver, they are invisible to you. We all have spiritual blind spots as well. Attitudes or character flaws that those around us can clearly see…but we are oblivious to them. In this parable, Jesus explains the danger of a spiritual blind spot. This Pharisee took pride in his own righteousness…he trusted in his own ‘good works’. What was obvious to everyone else was the tragic failure of his not trusting in Christ. Often times, we think we can do it on our own. We don’t believe we need Christ, or worse, we never even consider Him. The tragedy is that our false righteousness will not bring true justification. Ask God to give you His perspective…ask Him to show you your blind spots. The result of your humility will be genuine forgiveness and true justification.
