Blessed are the eyes which see

Luk 10:23 — Luk 10:24

And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:

For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Oftentimes, we fail to appreciate how blessed we are today, with the COMPLETE, ALL SUFFICIENT Word of God at our very finger tips. Do we realise that no other person before the completion of the bible has this privilege? (Cf. 1Co 13:8-10) Furthermore, we have it today in so many forms! In print, in digital media, in audio, etc. etc. And at little or no cost at all.

It is so easy for us to dwell into the Word of God and learn from its precious message. 

But wait, we don't have miracles and inspired men like they did! True, but this is a statement made in hindsight. Did it matter to people whose prejudices and pride prevented them from believing the men of God and the miracles? Not one bit. In fact, as we all well know, even Jesus Himself was accused of being in cahoots with the devil! And as the rich man found out in the account of Luke 16:31, if one would not believe in the Word, even a testimony from one who is back from the dead would not have made a difference.

You see, at every era of the history of man, God has provided unique opportunities and challenges. And it is in the Christian dispensation, that we have the complete Word of God. It remains for us to put our focus on that instead of trying to "look back" and even try to emulate/even fabricate past opportunities (que all the "faith healing", speaking in "tongues" and what not..).  See with our eyes of faith, which is built by the very Word of God in our hands (Rom 10:17; 2Co 5:7)

It is as simple as that.