"Born Blind"

"Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up My people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD." (Psalms 14:4) Beginning in this verse, David now begins to show sinners the condition that they are in, and tries to convince them of the danger that awaits their stubborn hearts. Speaking for God, David starts by asking the question, "Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge?" This might seem like a simple question to ask, considering that those that practice such things must likely don't know God anyways; however, this is a question that is asking about something other than head knowledge, but speaks rather to perception, and is geared towards the religious as well as those that are just wicked because they have chosen to be wicked. In this manner of blindness, those who are religious are still very much blind, but they have the assistance of their religion to help them to see; however, they are still blind, but just guided by whatever they are a part of: it's the blind leading the blind; both of whom are still lost in their sins! This word "knowledge" is a word that speaks of knowing the Truth, which can only happen in those that are acquainted with the Truth! In other words; we all are born blind of the Truth, a condition which comes from being born separated from our Heavenly Father due to sin; and the only way that we are given sight into the knowledge of God, is to be born again into His kingdom; at which time we will have the acquaintance needed to be able to see the Truth. Jesus made this point abundantly clear, as He spoke to Nicodemus, saying, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God". (John 3:3) They might think that they see, but what they see, they have been shown by other men; and because they do not know what Truth looks like, they have no perception of what the Truth is; therefore, they believe that what they see is the truth, seeing that is all that they know or have been shown by other men. It is because of this condition of their blindness that they mock and persecute those that have the true knowledge of God; thus the meaning of the portion of this verse which says, "who eat up My people as they eat their bread"; their bread being those things which they do that make them feel worthy of godliness, whether it be sacrifices or works. This is why Jesus referred to false prophets as ravening wolves, for they feed on those that desire the truth; being predators of the night, who are cruel, greedy, rapacious and destructive; meaning that they will do anything possible to protect their way of thinking, even killing those that might threaten the blindness of their sight. Which brings us to the meaning of this final portion to this verse, being, "and call not upon the LORD"; for this they do not attempt, and instead they shield their eyes from the Truth, or anything that will threaten the darkness of their sight. Quite simply; the difference is that of the flesh and the Spirit... "Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of the water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit." (John 3:5-8)