Open thou mine eyes, That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law (Psalm 119:18, KJV) The Psalmist cries out to the LORD to open his eyes that he may see wondrous things out His Law. Was the Psalmist physically blind? Certainly not! He was not asking God to open his physical eyes. His Read More
Spiritual eyes
Perceiving the grace given to you and to others
And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision (Galatians 2:9, KJV) After Paul’s conversion, he went to Jerusalem to meet the Read More
The god of this world: why unbelievers reject Christ
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them (2 Corinthians 4:4, KJV) Have you ever wondered why unbelievers reject the Gospel? Well, since we were unbelievers before, it Read More
In My Flesh Shall I see God
And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God (Job 19:26, ESV) Job’s conversations in his distress and complaining sometimes reveal profound truths about God and His purposes that are astonishing. One of those truths is noted above. He says after his skin, the body, has been destroyed Read More
Show Me Thy Glory
And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory (Exodus 33:18, KJV) When Moses came down from Mt Sinai after being with God on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights, he later petitioned the Lord and said: “I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.” What was Moses really asking for? What did Read More
But their Eyes were Kept from Recognizing Him
But their eyes were kept from recognizing him (Lk. 24:16 ESV) Your spiritual eyes are your key to access the treasures of the realms of the spirit. What you do not see, you do not enjoy. Spiritual blindness is a huge problem—a really big one. A classic example is demonstrated in the verse above. After Read More
The Finisher of Our Faith
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith …(Heb. 12:2 KJV) Jesus is the Finisher of our faith. The word “finisher” is better translated Perfecter, meaning the One who brings our faith to maturity. Jesus is both the Author( or Founder, Captain) and the Perfecter of our faith. In other words, He is Read More
Seeing Jesus in the Word
And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread (Lk. 24:35 KJV) I grew up extremely discouraged as a young Christian because I was not seeing visions of Angels, Jesus or spiritual things as some others who were around me. I thought something Read More