Spirit of wisdom and revelation

https://odb.org/2023/10/11/open-the-eyes-of-my-heart

Whenever I lead my Young Adults Group in bible study, I will start by praying that our Heavenly Father will open our minds to understand His Word and open our hearts to receive what He is teaching us in our spirit. Ultimately, as He reveals the mysteries of His kingdom to us, we will work with Him to fulfil His will for our lives.

Paul sought something similar for the Ephesians when he asked God to give them the spirit of wisdom and revelation so that they may know Him better. He prayed that the eyes of their hearts may be enlightened that they may know the hope to which He had called them, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people (Ephesians 1:18).

We got to know Jesus Christ and accepted Him into our life when the Holy Spirit removed the scales in our eyes to see and understand Him. It is by the revelation of the Holy Spirit that we embraced His salvation and understood the power of His death and resurrection. Thus, it is only through the spirit of wisdom and revelation that we will be able to dwell deeper into the truths of His Word and know Him better. In the process, we will learn and discover His will for us, the plans and purposes that He had prepared for us before the foundations of the world. The mysteries of the Kingdom and the knowledge of the power of His resurrection can only be opened to us with the spirit of wisdom and revelation.

Seek out and ask God, like Paul did for the Ephesians, that He grants us the spirit of wisdom and revelation that we may understand more of the spiritual realm, how to apply spiritual principles in our natural life and through it all, know Him better. His Word is a treasure trove filled with the riches of the mysteries of His Kingdom. May we immerse ourselves in the study of His Word and discover more of Him and enrich our lives with His glorious inheritance for the saints! Surely, in the process, we will be storing our treasures and riches in heaven in preparation for our life in eternity to be lived with God one day!