Two Kinds of Blindness

In communication of the Good News we're continually 

confronted by two kinds of blindness.

One, the natural blindness, can be removed by giving

out information and convincing others with the help

of knowledge and a good testimony.

The other type of blindness has a supernatural origin.

Paul mentions that in II Corinthians 4:4, pointing out

that Satan has supernaturally blinded people.

We also have examples in the Bible when God blinded people.

Paul himself was blinded by God and needed another believer,

Ananias, to pray for him. When he prayed "Immediately

there fell from his eyes something like scales."Acts 9:18

We cannot force those scales to fall from people's eyes,

but we are here, available for God to use our prayers.

Lord, we see too many scales. Have mercy on people.