Dear Young Christian:
I am thinking today about a prayer in the Old Testament, that would be a good prayer for each of us to pray on a daily basis. The prayer is this, “Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law” (Psalm 119:18). Of course we need to first open the Bible, and then pray that the Lord will open our eyes in the power of the Spirit; and that we would understand and enjoy what we read as well. If this is our prayer then we can be assured that He will do it, just like He did for those He walked with to Emmaus. “Then opened He their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures” (Luke 24:45).
Opened eyes and understanding are essential to spiritual growth and our walk with the Lord. If you walk down the street with your eyes closed you are going to trip and fall or wander out into dangerous traffic. The same is true of our spiritual life as well. Satan has many traps and obstacles to trip us up. Walk with your spiritual eyes and understanding open this week, and you will not stumble in the path of faith.
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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