Spiritual Sightings!
"Open my eyes, that I may see
wondrous things from Your law."
Psalm 119: 18
Modern English dictionaries draw a general distinction between
seeing and perceiving. Seeing is more the physical act of noting,
detecting, or laying eyes on. But perceiving has more to do with
understanding, discerning, or comprehending.
Everyone with physical sight can see, but it
takes more than physical sight to comprehend
what is seen—to apply it for good.
The same can be true when reading God’s Word. If physical sight is all
that is needed to profit from God’s Word, then psalmist would not have
prayed, “Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law.”
It takes a humble, worshipful, willing heart to discern the wondrous
truths God has given in His written revelation.
Indeed, because of sin, God closed the spiritual eyes of the nation
of Israel so they could not see and apply
His truth (Isaiah 6:9-10).
And their spiritual eyes were still closed
in Jesus’ day, causing Him
to speak in parablesthat only the humble could understand
(Matthew 13:10-15).
God has wondrous things to show us from His Word.
But we must yield our heart to Him in order to truly
see them and let them change our life.
"Faith is…the sight of the inward eye."
Alexander MacLaren
