“If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
The Pharisees are one of the primary antagonists of the four gospel accounts. It seems as though everywhere Jesus and his disciples turned, the Pharisees were there, attempting to trap Jesus again. In Matthew 15, the Pharisees trap, to no one’s surprise, was not very well planned out. They questioned Jesus, asking why His disciples were not following their tradition of ritual hand washing. Jesus’s response: “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?” (v.3).
The problem with the Pharisees in this case is that they raised their own personal beliefs and doctrines to a higher standard than the commandments of God. Jesus then called them “blind guides” in verse 14. They were blind because they were teaching something other than God’s Word as binding.
Today, there are still blind guides who hold their own opinions and traditions to a higher standard than God’s Word. Sadly, many of these blind guides have a large following.
So, what can we do? How can we know, for sure, that we aren’t the blind people that are being led into a bottomless pit by blind guides? By consulting God’s Word. Proverbs 14:15 says, “The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps.” We can be simple-minded, and take anyone and everyone’s word as truth, or we can look to God’s Word, which is the truth.
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In Luke 6:39, the phrase “the blind leading the blind” is mentioned again. This time, Jesus is talking to the people about themselves. He’s telling them not to be the blind guides. Men were judging their brother, telling them to remove the speck out of their eye while they had a plank in their own eye. I can imagine it would be hard to see with a 2×4 jutting out of your eye! The point is, you can’t see clearly to lead others if you have a blind spot of your own.
Here’s the good news: In a world full of blind guides and blind spots, we have a God who is all-seeing and all-knowing. Blind guides will lead you into the pit of destruction, but God lifts you out of them. The blind stumble, not knowing which way they go, but God makes their steps secure. God removes the plank from our eye so that we can properly lead others in the light that God shines for us.
Don’t be the blind guide or the blind follower. Instead, keep your ears, your heart, and your eyes open to God’s guidance, and you will find that you will always see where you’re going.
~ Jared McLeod
