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Day 15 (Year 2)

Praying to God to See Reality Clearly

“When they had come into Samaria, Elisha said,  ‘O LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see.’ So the LORD opened their eyes and they saw; and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.” (2 Kings 6:20 NASB)

Praying for God to open one’s eyes is necessary for new believers or those who feel lost. As the scripture above indicates, it is a blessing to have their eyes opened and to see clearly where they actually were. New believers or those whose eyes God has opened may feel similarly. Sometimes, God deliberately prevents people from seeing certain things to accomplish His purposes. Later, He suddenly reveals the reality to them. Many people have experienced this feeling of sudden realization. Indeed, at the moment of believing in Jesus, many of us have that sense of “why am I here,” meaning that having believed in God, we should no longer remain in the wrong place.

Furthermore, setting aside the spiritual world invisible to the naked eye, there are many times when people face the visible world, yet fail to see what is before them. When they finally see clearly, many questions arise within, along with a sense of being at a loss, needing to think about what to do. Similarly, when we believers experience a breakthrough in our spiritual lives, we may sometimes be full of momentum, eager to do things quickly that we have long hoped to do. But after the breakthrough, we may also feel temporarily confused and disoriented. These are all normal. We should constantly pray and ask the Lord: Is what I want to do really what the Lord Jesus wants me to do? Seeking the Lord’s guidance amid confusion, asking Him to add wisdom and strength to us so as to act according to His will. And this is a healthy habit of faith that every believer needs to nurture.

For believers to see both the material and spiritual worlds simultaneously requires stronger cognitive and analytical abilities. These abilities often need to be obtained and enhanced through prayers to God, so that we can adapt to new insights and a new world, because the spiritual world intervenes in the physical world from time to time, as illustrated in today’s scripture. This shows that decisions made by believers are sometimes difficult for unbelievers or the non-believing world to understand, and may even be criticized as irrational. This is also one of the reasons mentioned earlier why the world does not recognise believers—because they do not know the Father. Conversely, we who know the Father can also know the heavenly world. In fact, when we can know the invisible heavenly world, we regain part of the world that Adam and Eve originally saw.

Reflection questions:

1) Have you ever had the experience of God opening your eyes and feeling “why am I here”? If so, how did you respond?

2) Have you ever felt confused because you saw the heavenly world? If so, how did you rely on the Lord to make it clear?