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“He that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off” (2 Peter 1:9).
What did Peter mean when he talked about being able to “see afar off?” The nation of Israel was used to expecting earthly blessings, and in the Old Testament, if they were faithful to the Lord, they could expect a long life and prosperity. But they had forfeited all that by their disobedience, and had been allowed by the Lord to be taken into captivity.
Under grace, if they believed on the Lord Jesus, they now had a heavenly hope. Seeing “afar off” means looking beyond this world to eternal blessing with Christ in glory. Many in this world are seeing only what is in this world, and do not really think much about eternity. But the Lord has made us not only for time, but for eternity. He wants us to live in view of eternity; He wants us to “see afar off.” What we do in this world will have eternal consequences, as well as consequences in this life. It is important to take a long-term view of things.
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