Blindness To Blessings

BLINDNESS TO BLESSINGS

written by Pastor Ndayiragije-Misigaro Joel December 30, 2022

Reading: Numbers 11:6 “But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.”

INTRODUCTION

It is very critical if not disastrous to fall into lusting because it places one in denial and refusal to see reality. When God created man and breathed the breath of life into the nostril. (Gen. 2:7) Man became a human being or a living soul and not a human doing, part of that is that as human beings we are called to grasp reality such as that there are things that cannot be seen and some which can be seen, even to things that we cannot get when in need as Our creator is the one that is there to provide them to us.

Blindness to blessings is the view of not being aware of those blessings that God places at our disposal, whether internal or external. Failing to see the truth around us is also part of this blindness to blessings.

The Bible story in (Numbers 11) shows us that when side-tracked, it is difficult to observe and acknowledge all blessings that God is providing to us. The children of Israel fell to lusting, wept as result, and said, “who shall give us flesh to eat?” (11:4) as they remembered what they ate in Egypt freely, now they lamented that “But now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all, besides this “manna, before our eyes.” (Numbers 11:6) Why complain when God heard their cries and provided “manna” to their failure they failed to seize the miracles of God and glorify him.

We see also Moses falling into the same blindness when after hearing people’s complaints he also turns to God and laments that these people’s burden is becoming too heavy on him, “From where should I have flesh to give unto all these people? For they weep unto me, saying, give us flesh, that we may eat?” (Numbers 11:13)

As we are ending the year, and ready to start the new one. It is the time to make an introspection into our lives, for the things that God did for us and what we did not achieve, and ask again, why certain goals were not achieved at all? and for that which was achieved, what is that we did good, and what did we do wrong that prevented us from seeing other goals achieved.

The observation to make here is from what is the cause of the blindness of blessings. James 1:17 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”

1. IGNORANCE

The children of Israel were ignorant of what God provided to them in the wilderness. When “manna” was given to them, yet, looked out if there was something else that was not available, and ignored to be thankful for the little God provided, which according to Heaven, was sufficient for them, then queried for what was not available.

One other fact was that the children of Israel were supposed to walk with and in God for them to be thankful to God. The Apostle Paul put it again clearly to the Ephesians to walk not as other Gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind. Ephesians 4:18 “being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;”

Another lesson to learn is that walking with a hardness of heart is a problem by itself to compromising what stands in a person’s belief.

How are you living your life?

What takes priority in you?

Do you love God in all that you do?

Is Jesus your Lord and Savior?

We should not be ignorant of what God did for us as we investigate the year that is ending now, let the Holy Spirit help you discern and bring you to the remembrance of all that God provided for you then, and you will be surprised to see how much He loves you, how you were protected, catered for and fed. He provided for all your needs. Spending time to figure out what you were expecting to get or achieve, but did not, will rather rob you of the opportunity to say thank you to God and praise Him more as you begin the new year.

I pray that you will not be darkened by what you did not achieve rather look at that which He provided for you and then celebrate that and feel loved and enjoy life to the fullest, glorifying God dearly.

The breath of life you have even when you read or hear this message is a symbol of God’s blessings. This ignorance sometimes leads a person to think and see what other people’s blessings are than what they themselves have.