Nearsightedness is an eye condition whereby a person cannot see things well at a distance but can clearly see things that are close to them. Perhaps you or someone you know is nearsighted and has to use corrective lenses to see things at a distance clearly. Without corrective lenses a nearsighted person will have difficulty seeing signs, buildings, landscapes and even other people that are far away. Children that are nearsighted often struggle in school because they can’t see what the teacher is writing on a board for the entire class. 

The christian can be plagued by a similar affliction; Spiritual Nearsightedness. In 1 Peter 1:8-11 the Apostle Peter talks about this. He warns that if the believer is not consistently growing in the seven areas we considered last week in verses 5-7 that person is nearsighted, becoming ineffective and unproductive for the Kingdom of God. A nearsighted believer is one that focuses primarily on the things that are near them and only directly affect their lives. Consequently, they miss seeing the bigger picture of what God is doing in His Kingdom. But there is good news! In the same way an eye doctor can prescribe corrective lenses, Peter prescribes a path to correcting spiritual nearsightedness. Join us this Sunday as we  discover “Kingdom Vision.”