Before I Knew Him
There was a time in my life when I didn’t realize how lost I truly was. I wasn’t simply “misguided” or “confused”—Scripture makes it painfully clear that my condition ran much deeper. Paul writes that “the god of this world has blinded the minds of unbelievers” (2 Corinthians 4:4). Looking back, that was me. My problem wasn’t intelligence, effort, or sincerity. It was blindness—spiritual blindness I didn’t even know I had.
Ephesians 4:17–18 describes those days perfectly: “darkened in their understanding, separated from the life of God… because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.” I remember trying to make sense of life on my own, wondering why everything felt hollow. I wasn’t just living without answers; I was living without the ability to see the Answer.
And Ephesians 2:1 reminds me of the harshest truth of all—I was spiritually dead. Not weak. Not struggling. Dead. I couldn’t reach out for God because I had no life in me to do so. The darkness wasn’t just around me; it was within me.
But this is what makes the grace of Christ so overwhelming. He didn’t wait for me to find Him. He came to me. He opened my eyes. He breathed life into what was dead. I once walked blindly, unknowingly held by the enemy’s lie—but now I walk in the light of the One who set me free.
Every day I’m reminded: I didn’t save myself. I couldn’t. But Jesus stepped into my darkness, and everything changed.
Prayer
Lord Jesus, thank You for rescuing me from the blindness I once lived in. Thank You for opening my eyes to the truth, for calling me out of darkness, and for giving life to my spirit when I was dead in sin. Keep my heart soft, my mind clear, and my eyes fixed on You. Help me walk each day in the light of Your grace and never forget the miracle of salvation You’ve worked in me. Use my life to point others to the hope that only You can give.
Amen.
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