That I Might See Him: Open The Eyes Of My Heart

THAT I MIGHT SEE HIM… OPEN THE EYES OF MY HEART

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com

WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE JESUS FACE TO FACE… with the eyes of our hearts. THERE WAS A MAN THAT FOUND JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE WILDERNESS HIS NAME WAS ANDREW. HE WAS KNOWN AS THE BRINGER… HE HAS NO CLAIM TO FAME. HE WROTE NO BOOK OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.

Andrew’s claim to fame was he was PETER’S BROTHER. Who is he? Oh, he is Peter’s brother… but never forget Andrew was the one that brought Peter to Jesus. Andrew had the personality that people felt comfortable around him.

John 12:20 And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: 21 The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

22 Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. 23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

Some Greek strangers came to PHILIP and for some reason Philip never felt comfortable to bring the Greeks to meet Jesus. So Philip told Andrew. The Greek men had a request: SIR, WE WOULD SEE JESUS…

These men approached with a deep wish… SIR, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME PERSONAL TIME SO WE CAN KNOW JESUS.

TO HAVE OUR EYES OPENED IS MORE INVOLVED THAN STANDING AND LOOKING UPWARD…

YOUR EYES ARE THE GATEWAY TO YOUR HEART…

Acts 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

THE EYES OF YOUR HEART? UNDERSTANDING DEEPER THAN THE SURFACE FLESHLY ISSUES… TO UNDERSTAND THE ETERNAL.

The heart is central in the rib cage. We can understand that the center of the heart is mercy, grace, peace and love. We can gain insight and understanding when we see with more than eye sight… When we can meditate on God, God’s words and God’s people.

We call the eyes the windows of our spirit and soul. The eyes can reveal more than words maybe even to the level of one’s feeling and thinking. Do we believe with our brain or with our heart?

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

OUR ENEMY WANTS US TO WEAR BLINDERS AND LIMIT OUR VISION AND UNDERSTANDING…

Ephesians 1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

SEEMS THE EYES IN OUR HEAD TEND TO FOCUS ON THE TEMPORARY… THE EYES OF OUR HEART FOCUS ON THE ETERNAL… THE DIFFERENCE IN THE NATURAL EYES AND THE EYES OF OUR HEART

2 Corinthians 4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

The sum total of daily life seems to focus on what the eyes see. Eternal life is far more than what meets the eye. The things we see now are going to pass away, here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever and forever.

FEAR CAN DISTORT THE EYE VISION… PRAYER CAN CHANGE YOUR VISUAL FIELD… NEAR SIGHTED? FAR SIGHTED? TUNNEL VISION?

2 Kings 6:15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

GEHAZI WAS ELISHA’S SERVANT… THE EYES OF HIS HEAD DISTORTED HIS VISION AND REALITY BRED FEAR… The enemy’s army was the #1 force of the day. Gehazi let his eyes dictate to his heart. FEAR and WORRY BRED FEAR AND WORRY BECAUSE OF HIS EYES.

2 Kings 6:16 And ELISAH answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.

ELISHA PRAYED THAT GOD WOULD OPEN THE EYES OF GEHAZI’S HEART.

2 Kings 6:17 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

The eyes of the heart of God reveals: GOD HAS THIS PROBLEM IN HIS HANDS.

ELISHA UNDERSTOOD THE DIFFERENCE IN EYE SIGHT AND THE EYES OF THE HEART. GOD CAN CLOSE THE EYES OF THE ENEMY.