A Prayer for Understanding: Psalm 119:17-24
A Prayer for Understanding Psalm 119:17-24 I pray Psalm 119:18 each time I go to the Bible, “Open my eyes that I may behold wonders in your law.” I'm asking specifically that I would have spiritual eyes to see what is wonderful as wonderful. And don't think that it doesn't matter that you read glorious things without seeing them as glorious. It matters, and therefore we should plead with God to open our eyes. John Piper Paul, in his letter to the Ephesians, prayed “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened” (Ephesians 1:17-18). Paul knew that in order for the Ephesian believers to truly understand the things of God, they would need the Lord to enable their spiritual understanding. The physical ears, eyes, and mind may be fully engaged and functioning, but without the enabling power of God, His Word will fall on deaf ears and hard ...