Re:Verse passage – Ephesians 1:15-23 (day two) I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. vs. 18-19a
Language like this always makes me stop and think about the wordplay being used. Paul says ‘the eyes of my heart.’ Was first century anatomy that bad? Not likely. This kind of figurative language, is first, the Lord is bigger than our words. To try and fully capture the wonder of his grace would exhaust the lexicon. It also gives an opportunity to unpack the imagination. To think that the heart would be able to see and discern good and evil is an incredible picture. It also reminds us making decisions based on what we see alone is problematic. God has created us with minds, feelings, intuition, and he desires us to use all our faculties when seeking to know and follow him. May your hearts eyes be open the Lord today.
