Acts 7:55-56 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” The anointing of the Holy Spirit opens the eyes of our heart to see into the spiritual realm. Stephen, the first martyr of the early church was able to see through the heavens into the throne room of God and Jesus standing at His right hand as he was stoned to death. When...

Acts 9:18 Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, When Saul had an encounter with the Risen Saviour Jesus, he was blinded by the bright light for 3 days. God sent an evangelist and prophet by the name Ananias to place his hands on “the murderer Saul” and baptize him as “the Missionary Paul”. The physical evidence served as the spiritual witness to the enlightenment of Saul’s heart. Saul was fanatical Jew who pioneered the persecution of the early church and Christians. Saul was still breathing out murderous threats...

Proverbs 31:25 She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. The eyes of the heart that are enlightened to the riches of God’s glorious inheritance will rejoice at the days to come. Fear of the future will vanish once the eyes of our heart are opened to our birthright. Enlightened eyes will be able to see beyond the closed doors and the darkened sky into the riches stored in the secret place for God’s children. The virtuous woman described in Proverbs 31 was able to look into her future with confidence and rejoice...

Numbers 22:23 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, it turned off the road into a field. Balaam beat it to get it back on the road. The fascinating incident of the greedy sorcerer and his talking donkey, is loaded with spiritual truth. The wizard, Balaam, was a diviner who was employed by the king of Moab to curse the travelling hoard of Israel. The Lord warned him not to go yet his covetous heart and evil feet rushed to cast a spell on the camp of...

Ephesians 1:18-19a  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, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. The enlightened eyes will magnify the incredibly great power of God over anything or anyone. Fear will flee when the eyes of our heart are enlightened to the exceedingly great power and authority of our Risen Saviour. Problems turn into promotions under the power of God. Challenges will become stepping stones of progress under His immeasurable greatness.  The difference between the...

Ephesians 1:18-19a  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, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. The enlightened eyes will be able to see the riches of God’s glorious inheritance that is stored up for God’s holy people. When the eyes of the heart are enlightened we will be able to see into the spiritual realm. In the Old Testament, the men and women with enlightened eyes were addressed as “Seers”. Deborah was a prophetess and...

Ephesians 1:18-19a  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, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. The eyes of the heart are the lamp to the soul. A darkened soul whose eyes are blinded and shut to the spiritual realm would live in fear, dread and apprehension. The enlightened eyes will be able to see beyond what the natural eyes can see, perceive and understand. Paul prayed that the eyes of the believers in the Church...