Verse of the Day 6/22

 

Verse of  the Day 6/22

 

Ephesians 1:18-19  having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, ¹⁹ and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might  English Standard Version (ESV)

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Several years  ago Michael W. Smith came  out with the  song "Open  the Eyes of  My Heart" which was sung for quite some time in a lot of  churches.  Any time  I read these verses the  song  comes  to  mind and any time  that I hear the  song these  verses come  to mind.  They serve as a call, as a reminder that  if we seek the peace  with God that we considered yesterday, which is obtained by grace through  faith, we  will need  to look to Him, seek Him in His  word, and  through  His Spirit.  It is through spending  time, seeking  to know  Him that  we will  know  Him and  experience more  of  His  love  day by day.

 

John  Piper writes, "We should aim in all our seeing to savor his excellence above all things. Seeing the glory of God as we read the Bible should never be an end in itself. We read in order to see in order to savor. We seek insight in order to enjoy. We seek knowledge in order to love. We seek doctrine for the sake of delight. The eyes of the heart serve the affections of the heart. "

 

We should be in God's word regularly, daily but we must  come to  it not  as an end to  itself,  something that we do for  the  sake  of checking it  off  the  list of things,  even "spiritual things" to  do.

 

Piper  reminds us  to:

Read… in  order to  savor

Seek insight… in order  to  enjoy

Seek  knowledge … in order  to love

Seek doctrine…. in  order  to take delight

 

"so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life he has for his followers, oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him—endless energy, boundless strength!"  v.19 The  Message

 

Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You

To see You high and lifted up
Shinin' in the light of Your glory
Pour out Your power and love
As we sing holy, holy, holy

 

 

Blessings,

 

Mike

 

Ephesians 1:18-19  The Message (MSG)

^15-19 That's why, when I heard of the solid trust you have in the Master Jesus and your outpouring of love to all the followers of Jesus, I couldn't stop thanking God for you—every time I prayed, I'd think of you and give thanks. But I do more than thank. I ask—ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory—to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally, your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life he has for his followers, oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him—endless energy, boundless strength!

 

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