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Open My Eyes, Lord

Open my eyes that I may see...
Psalms 119:18

The most frequent miracle Jesus performed was opening blinded eyes. In one case, He touched a blind man who exclaimed, "I see men as trees, walking" (Mark 8:24). In other words, "I'm better than I was. I can see something, but I can't quite discern what it is." So Jesus touched him again, clearing his perceptions, removing his limitations, setting him free to become the man God called him to be. There's a lesson here for you. Without a vision, you'll stumble through life, blind to; a) Who God is and what He can do b) who you are and what you can accomplish in His strength. Edison saw incandescent light before the first bulb ever glowed. Bill Gates saw a PC in every office and home even while experts were announcing, "Not in our lifetime." Forty years before the first Israelite ever set foot in it, Moses saw the Promised Land (see Hebrews 11:24-28). God can be doing all sorts of things around you, yet you don't see them because you're spiritually blind. Remember the two disciples on the road to Emmaus? It was only after Jesus had walked with them for seven miles, explaining the Scriptures to them, that we read: "Their eyes were opened and they recognized Him" (Luke 24:31). How does God reveal Himself to us? In cathedrals and conferences? Sometimes. But mostly He opens His word and our understanding, then we begin to see Him at work in a way we never have before. So take a moment today and pray, "Lord, open my eyes that I may see!"

Prayer
Heavenly Father, Open my eyes that I might see the mighty things you are doing around me – and also the quiet things in front of me! In Jesus' Name, Amen