The Lord has brought me to Ephesians 1 lately. I find myself camping out here and drinking up each word. Some days the Lord puts just one verse on my heart and all day I can’t get it out of my mind. Yesterday it was Ephesians 1:17. Today I’m feasting on verse 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…”
What do the eyes of my heart look like? What do they see that my physical eyes cannot see? What transformation occurs when the “eyes of my heart are enlightened?”
Perhaps I use the eyes of my heart when I see Jesus in others. It’s not my human nature to see good in others. So when I do, perhaps I’m seeing with a different set of eyes. When else do I use the eyes of my heart? When I see someone hurting and it actually affects me? When I’m able to discern a situation that otherwise I wouldn’t have a clue about? When I choose to love, even knowing the necessary sacrifice and pain that will come.
It’s easy to close the eyes of my heart. I believe that we can easily do that on our own. But can we open the eyes of our heart with just as little effort as it took to close them? Can we enlighten our hearts on our own? If we think we can, this leads to us striving and “doing” for the Lord…trying to make things happen on our own. We need the Father to come and open the eyes of our heart, to enlighten them to things unseen. From time to time, they get matted and he has to apply a warm cloth so they will open. They can easily get infected. We must protect the eyes of our heart just like we protect our physical eyes – more so perhaps.
As I reflect on this truth and chew on it a bit, this is my prayer: Lord, enlighten the eyes of my heart. Bring revelation into places lacking. May I see the darkness penetrated with light. As my heart’s eyes are enlightened, allow me to see more clearly what You are doing.
The result of enlightened heart eyes is mentioned there in Ephesians 1:18, “so that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and His incomparably great power for us who believe.” Who doesn’t want that?!
Enlighten my heart’s eyes, Lord.
Wow roomy. Good stuff… glad to see that you are getting some great personal revelations from the Lord while you are in Mexico. I love that the Word is living and active! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. They are incredibly encouraging to me today. I love ya and miss ya heaps and mounds. I’m praying for you!
You’re getting to some of my favorite scriptures. I hear “exceedingly great power” being something that the Lord wants to pour out over those that you’re serving. Ask Him for that! Receive that! Share that!
That is encouraging! Praise God for His grace in your heart and soul. Praise Him that He gives you verses to chew on all the day! I’m encouraged!