[For I always pray to] the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him, By having the eyes of your heart flooded with light, so that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called you, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints (His set-apart ones), And [so that you can know and understand] what is the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power in and for us who believe, as demonstrated in the working of His mighty strength, Which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His [own] right hand in the heavenly [places], Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and in this world, but also in the age and the world which are to come. Ephesians 1:17-21 (AMP)
I made a comment to Luis last night about how clear my mind seemed after only 4 short days of this fast and meditating on the Lord and His word. I feel like my mind is alert, and sharp. I feel great physically...strong and energetic...but the real difference is how I feel inside my spirit. Like everything has been heightened. When I read my Bible, the words feel like they pierce me greater than before. Maybe it's because I have a greater expectation for what the Lord is doing and will do. After all, expectation keeps our eyes focused and our ears tuned. Whatever the explanation, I like the way I feel!
This scripture was in my reading today. I have been using the reading plan at Bible Gateway for some time now. I love it because I can choose the version and even switch the language if I want. I usually read in the Amplified version as it does just what the name implies. In particular, my eyes caught the part of scripture that says,
"He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him."
How amazing is it that? We, as mortal men and women, can have spiritual insight to the mysteries and secrets of God. It's like a secret club with private access to God himself. How? Reading on, it says,
"By having the eyes of our heart flooded with light."
Flooded. Not just a flicker or a spark, but FLOODED with light. Being continually filled with the Holy Spirit, and the Word is how the eyes of our heart can be flooded with the light. Light that disperses all darkness and reveals all truth to us. When the eyes of our heart are flooded with light, darkness has no place to hide.
Then, the scripture goes on to give three results to having our hearts flooded with light.
1. You can know and understand the hope to which He has called you.
2. You can know how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints.
3. [So that you can know and understand] what is the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power in and for us who believe.
I love that God invites us to enter in to a deeper dimension with Him, but he doesn't just throw it out there. There is a cost...a price to pay. He desires us to seek Him and pursue Him daily. The more we seek Him, the more He reveals Himself to us, which makes us even more excited to seek Him at a deeper level. I am convinced that God is so awesome and powerful, so great that no matter how much we seek Him, there is no limit to how much we can know Him. And, if we continue to seek Him we will know Him more and more every day until He returns again.
Thank you, Lord, for revealing yourself to us as we seek you. Thank you for making us alert as we flood the eyes of our heart with your Spirit and your Word. Thank you for giving us a spirit of wisdom and revelation, so we can continue to know you deeper each day.
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