A Look at Psalm 119:18
Open My Eyes
Psalm 119:18 “Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in Your law.”
All that God teaches us through His law, statutes, testimonies, commandments, precepts and judgments are life to us. However, our flesh tends to so cloud His life that we need a revelation to be able to “see.” What we are talking about is spiritual sight, not physical sight. Paul once prayed,
“I pray also that the eyes of your heart [understanding] may be enlightened in order that you might know…” Ephesians 1:18.
The question must be asked, “Does God give us wisdom apart from Himself?” The answer is No! He cannot, for there is no wisdom apart from Him. 1 Corinthians 1:30 tells us that “It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God – that is, our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.”
“Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in Your law.” To see Jesus is to see all things. Jesus is the fulfillment of the law. Jesus is the wonder of the law. God’s law is not just a bunch of rules. His law is our means to life. All seeing (knowing) comes from God. There is no revelation apart from Him. In His presence our eyes are opened.
From the beginning of time, God has been putting everything in order for the revealing of His Son. The entire Old Testament points to the coming Son of Man. In the Gospels, we have the account of when He came. The Bible ends with the Revelation of Jesus Christ, the book which shows us events surrounding His second coming. Everything in this entire universe points to the Son of God. To see Jesus is to see the wonder of God, it is to see the miracle of the law.
Let’s all take some time to pray over and through this verse, meditating on its words. Then, ask God to show you “His wonder.”
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