Be Careful Who You Follow
Brother Neff’s Collections
Originally Published November 25, 2014
December 14, 2024
Mt 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
An elderly woman stood on a busy street corner, hesitant to cross because there was no traffic signal. As she waited, a gentleman came up beside her and asked, “May I cross over with you?”
Relieved, she thanked him and took his arm. The path they took was anything but safe. The man seemed to be confused as they dodged traffic and walked in a zig-zag pattern across street.
“You almost got us killed” the woman exclaimed in anger when they finally reached the curb. “You walk like you’re blind” “I am blind,” he replied. “That’s why I asked if I could cross with you.”
Jesus said of the Pharisees, “Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch” (Matthew 15:14).
We must be careful not to entrust our spiritual direction to someone who cannot see the clear teachings of God’s Word. Life is too dangerous, eternity too long, and our spiritual destiny too important to take any chances with the teachers we follow.
A good leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
The psalmist said, “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. (Ps. 119:105).
Consider – The word “both.” We are personally responsible and cannot blame blindness and ignorance nor wrong decisions on someone else.
