And I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you. Ephesians 1:18

Last week, I wrote five devotionals on Jesus’ name ~ Bread of Life. While understanding the meaning of that name is important, even more so is knowing how to consume the Bread. It would be wrong to move on and leave things in the abstract. So let’s talk about meditation. This is the way we eat and drink Bread and Water.

Before setting out to saturate myself with a verse or two, I must admit that I am blind without the Spirit’s help. I must ask Him for supernatural vision. I consider King Solomon who, at the beginning of his reign, recognized his inability to rule wisely. He said to Yahweh, “And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in.” I Kings 3:7

Revelation, insight, wisdom, spiritual understanding ~ these things are given to me. I should not be impressed with how much I understand about the heart of the scriptures because whatever I grasp is a gift.

Whether I meditate on a few verses from the Psalms, the book of John, or a heavyweight passage from Hebrews, the process must always start the same way. It begins with this prayer ~

“Lord, I come humbly and acknowledge that I will know nothing apart from what You will show me. Open the eyes of my heart. Let me see Your glory. In Jesus’ name, Amen”