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Wonderful Things
Wouldn’t we be amazed if we could actually peer behind the veil that conceals God and the heavenly hosts from our view? When the king of Syria surrounded the city of Dothan to capture the prophet Elisha, his servant cried out, “‘Alas, my master! What shall we do?’ So he answered, ‘Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.’ Then Elisha prayed and said, ‘O Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.’ And the Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha” (2 Kings 6:14-17 NASB).
Even before the servant could see what Elisha saw, the angelic army was there, protecting them. The same is true today. Though we cannot see God or His Son or the Spirit or the angels working behind the scenes for our benefit, they are there (Hebrews 1:14; 4:14-16; 7:25; 12:2, 22-24; 13:14).
Though we must wait until life is over before we can see such breathtaking things, even now our eyes can be opened to life-changing spiritual truths. Christ commissioned Saul to go to the Gentiles “to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God . . .” (Acts 26:18 KJV, emphasis added). Here conversion is described as the opening of one’s eyes—when one comes to understand saving truth for the first time.
Even after our initial enlightenment we have many opportunities to have our eyes opened even wider. What the psalmist asked of God is still worth praying: “Open my eyes, that I may behold wonderful things from Your law” (Psalm 119:18 NASB). That was, of course, the old law.
Today we enjoy a far better covenant and a finished revelation. Because what we have is both superior and complete, we have far more “wonderful things” to discover!
How many times have we found some astonishing truth in our study of the Scriptures that we never noticed before? It was there all along, but now we see it and we are blessed.
“Open my eyes, that I may behold….”
