"blessed are your eyes, because they see;
and your ears because they hear."
Jesus, Matthew 13:16
This is a story from John chapter 6 in the Bible. You can read it in the Bible yourself, but here is what it is about.
One time, when Jesus was here on the earth, there was a large crowd of people following Him. The reason they were following Him was because they saw Him healing sick people. This was a sign from God. It was a wonderful thing to see all the sick people be healed! Jesus also did a miracle of feeding over 5000 of them with just one boy's lunch. The boy had five loaves of bread and two fish. Jesus fed the whole crowd with it! It was a great miracle. There was more left over than what they started with!
The next day, Jesus and His disciples were on the other side of the lake. The crowd was looking for Him. They got into boats and found Him. Jesus knew that the only reason they were looking for Him was because He fed them, not because of the miracles they saw. So He talked to them about seeking Him for more than food. He said to seek Him for the eternal life that Father God gives to those who believe in Jesus. What the people said next was so bad! They asked Him what kind of sign He could do so they could believe in Him. What! Remember, that was the whole reason they followed Him in the first place was because of the healings and miracles He did. And now they say they can't believe until He does a sign!
It was like the crowd of people didn't even see the miracles that Jesus did, even though He did them right in front of them. Or they forgot them already. Some people are like this today. They have hardened their heart and closed their spiritual eyes and ears so they can't see that God is real and doing great things.
Jesus said to His disciples, "blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear." Be sure to keep your eyes, ears and heart wide open to Jesus. Seek Him--look to get as close to Him as you can, and you will see just how amazing He is! If you don't know how to seek Him, then pray, "Jesus, show me how to seek You!" He will.
