Open My Eyes

Open My Eyes

“Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.”
Psalm 119:18

This wonderful scripture is a very simple one, but one that should be so meaningful to each of us. It is telling us to open our minds and our eyes, so that we will see the wisdom of God’s word, so that we can apply it in our every day lives. This is so important to open our eyes to the knowledge of God’s Holy Word, and see how we are to love others as we love ourselves. We are to see how we are to deal with the needs of others around us, and take care of the weary and the downtrodden, and be able to assist them in some way. We need to see the people that God has placed in our lives, whom we are to encourage with words of faith and deeds of compassion. We need to see and understand what our true motives are, and the purpose and plan that God has for us. So often we go through each day not seeing and understanding the will that God has for each of us, therefore we miss opportunities to be a witness for Him to others that may never have this opportunity again. God has given each of us gifts and talents that we are to use fully to further His kingdom, but so often we bury these gifts and they wither away and die, and do not produce fruit for God. God wants us to produce a bountiful harvest, and grow and multiply our gifts by using them to influence and bless others with them. We need to search out and see the opportunities all around us, and take advantage of our gifts to witness for God. It is so important to open our eyes to all of God’s commands, and begin to be obedient and follow them throughout our lives. If we commit our lives to following God, making Him our top priority and seeking His wisdom daily, our eyes will be opened and His law will be revealed to us, and we will never be the same again.