How To Open Our Eyes!
"Open my eyes, that I may
see wondrous things from
Your law."
Psalm 119: 18
Most people can see physically with their eyes,
but not all can see spiritually with their heart. God
pronounced closing Israel’s spiritual eyes due to
their sin (Isaiah 6:9-10), and Jesus confirmed the
problem remained in His day (Matthew 13:13-15).
The psalmist was aware of this problem, causing
him to ask God to “open [his] eyes, that he may
see wondrous things from God’s law.”
Even as a Christian, we approach God’s Word with
biases, prejudices,
and preconceived notions failing
to see what God desires us to see. God’s Word is
“living and powerful...and is a discerner of the
thoughts and intents of the heart.”
When we truly want God to search our heart
(Psalm 139:23), then imitate the psalmist’s
prayer reading in the Bible: “Open my eyes.”
We will change over time as we imitate the
psalmist’s practice of meditating on God’s
Word “day and night” (Psalm 1:2) and take
to heart what God shows us. It is the
only
way we can become “complete, thoroughly
equipped” to please God (2 Timothy 3:17).
"It is no advantage to be near
the light if the eyes are closed."
St. Augustine
