Myopia

 II Peter 1:9 - But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off...

The human eye is said to be one of the most complex members of the body.  Some have said that even in our time of advanced science and technology man is unable to duplicate or produce any kind of device that can operate as the eyes do.  They have the ability to receive data from both lenses and yet integrate both images into one harmonious image.   The eyes are also able to move with a mere electronic impulse sent by the brain telling them which direction to look.

Along with the complexities of the eyes there are also conditions and diseases that can impair the vision or worse still render the eyes completely blind.  One of these conditions is called Myopia or as it is commonly known as “Nearsightedness”.   Myopia affects the eyes’ ability to see images that are in the distance.  Anything that is close can be seen with little or no difficulty hence the name Nearsightedness. 

The term Myopia however has an alternate meaning.  It refers to one who is short sighted in their thinking and planning.  They are myopic, lacking foresight and discernment.  They take no thought for tomorrow only focusing on the here and now.  Oh how our society in large part has become one of a myopic mind set.  There is no thought for their life after this life.  They search blindly for true and lasting satisfaction in those things that can only address the temporal but not the eternal.  They will never find the peace or true satisfaction that their soul is searching for so long as they search outside of Jesus Christ.  They are like what one man described: A blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn’t even there.  People will never be able to fill the void in their life as long as they keep looking at the things of this world and not at Jesus.  Because just like that blind man, they are looking for something that isn’t even there.