Matthew 6:22-23a “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness.”

Bad vision causes lots of problems. It’s hard to read, difficult to distinguish faces from a distance, and often causes the sufferer to make significant mistakes. Jesus used the example of poor eyesight to illustrate how a person can be spiritually impaired. If our spiritual eyes are not working well, then the darkness masks the light of truth.

I can still remember a specific day in my 6th grade year of school. My mom had me called down from my classroom, and we walked the short distance to the local optometrist. After the doctor fit me with my first ever pair of eyeglasses, I stepped out into a brand-new world.

What a difference a pair of prescription eyeglasses made to my life! Everything was brighter and clearer.

Jesus explained to His disciples that good eyesight was needed to clearly see and appropriate the truths of His Kingdom. The world paints a distorted picture of what is good and desirable. Striving for financial gain in order to supply life’s necessities as well as extra luxuries is one of the areas that is a roadblock to heavenly blessing. Those who are spiritually blind fall into this trap.

But Jesus assured His followers that they didn’t need to worry about their life, what they would eat or drink, or what they would wear.

Pointing to nature, the Divine Teacher, reminded His disciples that the birds don’t worry about food. Nor do the wildflowers spin clothes. They are well taken care of by their Heavenly Father. “So why then,” Jesus reasoned, “should you worry? You are more important than these.”

Instead, He instructed, “Seek first God’s Kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well.”

Today we can also fall into this same trap. Our dim vision of God and His purposes cause us to strive to climb the ladder of success. Everything else takes a back seat as we frantically pursue more in order to become financially secure for the future.

While it is important to be wise in handling our affairs, our blindness to the truth can create unnecessary worry and overshadow our trust in our Heavenly Father. The Lord knows what we need and will supply in His time and His way.

Bad spiritual vision causes problems and stress. Put on your spiritual glasses of faith and don’t worry. Your Heavenly Father knows what you need before you even ask. So, give all your attention and effort to seeking His Kingdom, and He will provide the rest.