Ephesians 1:18-21
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...
Let's dive right into our study of these verses.
What the Bible is saying is that before you can know the hope, you have to have an eye-opening understanding of God. Your heart might be in the right place, but your understanding has been blinded by everything that is wrong with your life and the evil in the world. Trust me when I tell you that I speak to a lot of folks who have very narrow and wrong views of God.
Yet, when we purposely set out to have an ongoing and vibrant relationship with Christ, immediately our understanding of God starts to change. Wrong thinking is transformed. Truth takes hold and crowds out false and negative thinking. Ever known someone who entertains wrong thinking? "I am not good." "I am worthless." "I will never amount to anything." "Nobody loves me." "Things are never going to get better."
It's dangerous, self-defeating, and leads to depression. You can stop it in your own life or in the life of someone you love by praying that the eyes of their heart would enlightened--opened to the Truth that they are so incalculably beautiful that Jesus gave up His life for them.
Honestly, dear people, I find myself often pausing as I write these DEVOs because I am overcome with such joy at the profound depth of God's love for me.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You that no matter what anyone else thinks, You proved that we and those we love are worth saving. Open the eyes of our hearts today, especially for (fill in the blank) that we may understand the hope that is ours. In Jesus' name, AMEN~
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