Enlightenment Eyes of the Heart

 Enlightenment Eyes of the Heart

 

Have you ever considered

a pair of glasses for your heart?

God has many things for you

that only your heart can see.

One night my eyes were attracted to an office building.

I had seen this building

many times before in the day time,

 and never gave it a thought.

What made it stand out

was the blue light revealing

the detail of that building.

The source of the lights could not be seen

but the attention the light brought

to the building was incredible.

 

Paul prayed that

“the eyes of the heart would be enlightened.”

 

The flood lights in the night revealed the details.

In fact, I had never given the building

I could see in the day time, any thought.

Wouldn’t it be a good idea,

if we would pray that our God

and Father of Jesus Christ

would enlighten the eyes of our heart.

Our prayer would have to be something like this:

 “ Lord, help me to become more teachable,

don’t let me error on the side of being

too simple, ignorant or naïve.

Enlighten my heart

so that I may have the passion

to grow into all aspects of Christ.”

The heart is the seat of our emotions.

When we see through

the eyes of our heart,

we get more than a visual.

We feel what we see.

The eyes of the heart

 take us past knowledge.

They take us into the realm of feelings

where we become passionate

and full of expectation.

The eyes of our heart

are able to see the Spirit’s wisdom

and open up to revelation

giving us a greater ability

to see the details of Christ

and the will of God.

Oh God, open the eyes of my heart, Lord!

I want to see you!
   

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Scripture Reading

Ephesians 1:15-23 NIV

15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your

faith in the Lord Jesus

and your love for all the saints,

16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you,

remembering you in my prayers.

17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,

the glorious Father,

may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation,

so that you may know him better.

18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened

in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you,

the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe.

That power is like the working of his mighty strength,

20 which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead

and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,

21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion,

and every title that can be given,

not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

22 And God placed all things under his feet

and appointed him to be head over everything for the church,

23 which is his body,

the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.