6:39
Only those whose eyes have been opened by God can see the truth (2 Cor 4:4), so relying on people who are blind to lead is a recipe for disaster. Yet that is what society is doing. In Jesus’ day the religious leaders were blind, above all else they did not recognise their own sin. In our society many church leaders are equally blind, and so are other leaders in society.
6:40
Jesus is our teacher, and we are not better than Him! Yet many leaders seem to think that they know better than Jesus. What fools we are! Jesus regarded the Old Testament as the word of God, yet many are ready to reject the Old Testament. Jesus regarded Himself as the Son of God, and proved it so by His resurrection, yet many regard Him just as a good man. The more we learn from Jesus the more like Him we will be come, and that includes sharing in His sufferings.
6:41,42
This is one the most famous parables of Jesus. It does not mean that we should never seek to correct others, there are many proverbs and instructions in the rest of the New Testament that commend teaching others, and learning from others. However, our first priority should be to ensure that our own lives are in order. Our natural reaction is to first find fault in others before blaming ourselves, the correct reaction is to consider what is wrong with ourselves first. To make matters worse, when we look to the fault of others first, our vision is distorted. Conversely, when we have dealt with the sin in our own lives we are much better able to see clearly to genuinely help a brother or sister.
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