The stronghold of spiritual blindness

Dealing with strongholds 

“And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” (2 Cor. 4:3-4 ESV)

Some people just can’t see it

I have a businessman friend whose favorite saying is, “You don’t know what you don’t know.” And he says the secret to success in anything is to first find out what you don’t know about it, and then that new knowledge will give you what you need to succeed in that thing. He’s right about that. But some people have a spiritual blindness and just can’t see what they can’t see, no matter how hard you try to explain it to them. And because they can’t see it, they continue to not know what they don’t know and to be resistant to receiving any information about it.

What the Bible says about spiritual blindness:

“In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” (2 Cor. 4:4 ESV)

“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.” (John 12:40 ESV)

How to deal with the stronghold of spiritual blindness

When an individual rejects Christ's message, he is unsaved and needs his eyes to be opened to the importance of Christ in his life.  

Pray and ask God to open their eyes

“To open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.” (Acts 26:18 ESV)

“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,” (Eph. 1:18 NIV)

Therefore

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,” (Luke 4:18 ESV)