Today, as we wrap up our week of diving deeper into the fullness of life available to us,

we'll explore what it means to gain spiritual eyes.

Our human perspective is so utterly limited to the side of heaven.

We see ourselves, God, and others incorrectly on a regular

basis to experience the fullness of life. It's imperative that we take up God's perspective

on all things and allow him to enlighten the eyes of our hearts. May you walk away from today with new, eternal perspective.

Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you,

what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints? Ephesians 1.18.

In order to go deeper with God, we must allow him to open the eyes of our hearts to see him

as he truly is. So often we settle in our relationship with him for that which can only be seen

with our physical eyes.

We settle for community apart from the unity in the Spirit, God's Word apart from Revelation

from the Spirit, and look to open or close doors as our guides rather than making space

to ask for the Holy Spirit's leadership. It's time for us as

the body of Christ to truly live in the fullness of relationship afforded to us by his sacrifice.

It's for this reason, in Ephesians 1, 16 through 19, Paul told the church in Ephesus, I do not cease to give thanks

for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of

Glory, may give you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation and the knowledge of him, having

the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may

know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance

in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power towards us who believe.

We need the eyes of our hearts to be enlightened today.

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