GOD OPENS OUR EYES
Elisha prayed for him to receive sight,
“O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see” (2 Kings 6:17).
Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
When we can’t see our situation with clear spiritual vision then we tend to fixate on our earthly circumstances.
Each morning we get out of bed: 1. walking by faith in the Son of God or 2. wandering about in unbelief obsessed over our earthly circumstances.
When the eyes of our heart are wide open to God’s truth, then the light of his word cuts through the fog.
Paul prayed for the Ephesians to have spiritual eyes to see.
*He prayed that the Father of glory would give them the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of God, having the eyes of their hearts enlightened (Ephesians 1:17–18).
When God opens the eyes of our hearts then we can see Him for who He is.
And when we see who He is then we understand certain things that will change the way we look at ourselves and our situations.
*We can know the hope to which God has called us (Eph. 1:18) and we can recognize the fake hope that slides out of our hands.
*We can know the riches of God’s glorious inheritance in the saints (Eph.1:18) and we can dismiss the fake rewards of the world.
*We can know the immeasurable greatness of God’s power toward us who believe (1:19) and we can reject the fake power offered to us by the enemy.
*We can trust in God’s mighty power that raised Jesus from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places (1:19–20).
*We can see Jesus as he truly is — “far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come” (1:21) — and happily submit anything and everything to him.
When you open your Bible then you can see the flashes of light refracting from the sword of the one who guards your soul from death.
The sword of God’s word can cut through even the most formidable morning fog of doubt or spiritual laziness.
Since faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ (Rom. 10:17), then we would do well to fill our ears with God’s word every day.
Thank You for Truth Lord. Help me daily to read and meditate on Your Word. Thank you Jesus that You are the Way, the Truth and the Life and help me start and finish each day giving you all the glory for what you are doing for your kingdom to come. Amen