Blind spots - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

In the way of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.
Proverbs 12:28

Blind spots
Life is dangerous! There are accidents and serious, contagious diseases that threaten me and my life. And there’s my biological clock ticking away. It runs and runs – and will eventually run out: inevitably, one hundred percent.

Some risks can be warned against. So, on January 1 2021, France enacted a requirement that vehicles over 3.5 tons must have a sticker in various places on the vehicle warning about the blind spot. It was hoped this would save lives.

I can choose to ignore, ridicule or overlook the “Caution – Blind Spot” sticker on a truck. That is to my detriment. Or I can read it and heed it. It’s my decision, my freedom – and my risk. The French authority that ordered the sticker to be placed on trucks warns me because it wants to protect my life.

God also warns me about blind spots, obstacles and stumbling blocks in my life. He warns me through His Word – on billboards, in sermons, in songs and in videos, and through this calendar as well – because God wants to save me.

I can ignore His warnings, can easily overlook them. But then I am in danger of missing eternal life and being handed over to judgment, eternal death. But I can also heed His warnings. He urges me: “Take firm hold of instruction, do not let it go; keep her, for she is your life.” So today, God once again points me to the right path: “Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, this is the way, walk in it, whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left” (Proverbs 4:13; Isaiah 30:21).

Today’s reading: Jeremiah 52:1-16 · Romans 16:1-16