God opens our eyes in many ways we don’t on our own. The Bible is to be read with a bright light on it. This is called illumination–letting the Holy Spirit show you the meaning of God’s Word and how it applies to your life.
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“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever” (John 14:16 NIV).
“All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you” (John 16:15 NIV).
The Holy Spirit will help you understand God’s Word when you read it.
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“I pray 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 his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength” (Ephesians 1:18, 19 NIV).
Frequently, when you read the Bible, your eyes should be opened to know, understand, and see God in fresh ways.
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Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He set them on her shoulders and then sent her off with the boy. She went on her way and wandered in the Desert of Beersheba. When the water in the skin was gone, she put the boy under one of the bushes. Then she went off and sat down about a bowshot away, for she thought, “I cannot watch the boy die.” And as she sat there, she began to sob. God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.” Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink (Genesis 21: 14-19 NIV).
What happens when your Spiritual eyes are opened? You see solutions to your problems.
God wants to illuminate what you’ve read with his Spirit.
He also wants you to see what is blocking your progress.
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But God was angry that Balaam was going, so he sent the angel of the LORD to stand in the road to block his way. As Balaam and two servants were riding along, Balaam’s donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. The donkey bolted off the road into a field, but Balaam beat it and turned it back onto the road. Then the angel of the LORD stood at a place where the road narrowed between two vineyard walls. When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, it tried to squeeze by and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall. So Balaam beat the donkey again. Then the angel of the LORD moved farther down the road and stood in a place too narrow for the donkey to get by at all. This time when the donkey saw the angel, it lay down under Balaam. In a fit of rage Balaam beat the animal again with his staff.
Then the LORD gave the donkey the ability to speak. “What have I done to you that deserves your beating me three times?” it asked Balaam. “You have made me look like a fool!” Balaam shouted. “If I had a sword with me, I would kill you!” “But I am the same donkey you have ridden all your life,” the donkey answered. “Have I ever done anything like this before?” “No,” Balaam admitted. Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the roadway with a drawn sword in his hand. Balaam bowed his head and fell face down on the ground before him (Nehemiah 22:22-30 NLT).
You see that God is watching out for you, and walking with you.
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So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city. When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. “Oh, sir, what will we do now?” the young man cried to Elisha. “Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!” Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!” The LORD opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire. As the Aramean army advanced toward him, Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please make them blind.” So the LORD struck them with blindness as Elisha had asked (2 Kings 4:14-18 NLT).
How can opening Spiritual eyes happen in your life? Begin an relationship with Jesus, and ave the Spirit of God come into you.
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“The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit” (1 Corinthians 2:14 NIV).
Invite God to open your eyes of faith.
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“Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law” (Psalm 119:18 NIV).
Seek to maintain a pure heart.
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“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” (Matthew 5:8 NIV).
See through eyes of faith that God is with you.
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Week #4 – Memory Verse
“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you” (Psalm 119:11).
Music
Your Love is Better than Life – Fee
Forever Reign – Kristian Stanfill
You Never Let Go – Matt Redman
Your Great Name – Natalie Grant
Came to My Rescue – Hillsong United