“It happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him… Then he said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ And Peter answered, ‘The Christ of God.’” (Luke 9:18, 20) 

After the Lord Jesus had prayed, He immediately asked His disciples what they thought about Him. He wanted to hear from them who He was for them. Peter received a divine revelation and recognized in Him the “Christ, the Son of the living God” (see Mt. 16:16). It may well be that among other things, that is exactly what the Lord prayed for.

Today, we too are dependent on God to open our eyes so that we may understand the truth and grow in the knowledge of the Son of God (see 2 Pet. 3:18). This is why Paul also prays that the Ephesians would be enlightened in the eyes of their hearts (see Eph. 1:18).

Have you ever had the experience that you suddenly see a verse or passage with different eyes, one that you have read perhaps fifty times before, and something in that scripture suddenly becomes wonderfully clear or significant for you?After he had already been serving as a missionary in China for several years, Hudson Taylor’s eyes were opened regarding John 15:1–5 and his life was never the same again. Suddenly this man of God, in faith, realized that Christ lived in him and that it was not a matter of his own efforts, but of letting the Son of God work through him.

God answered Moses’ request, when he prayed, “Please show me your glory” (Ex. 33:18). He still rejoices today when we have the desire to know Him better and, like Paul in prayer, ask, “Who are you, Lord?” (Acts 9:5).

We live today in the time of Laodicea, which is characterized by complacency and in difference with regard to spiritual matters. For this very reason, we should ask the Lord to open our eyes to our personal and collective spiritual condition.This is the first step toward a revival (see Rev. 3:18).

When the boy who was with Elisha saw the great power of the enemy around him, fear overtook him. Elisha, however,was completely calm in the situation. His eyes were open to the spiritual world that surrounded them. Therefore He said,“Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then the man of God prayed, “O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.” What was God’s answer to this prayer? “So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha” (2 Ki. 6:15–17). 

Do you sometimes pray as the Psalmist, “Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law” (Ps. 119:18)? Pray that God will show you something of His glory today! Remind yourself (again) that besides the visible world, there is also an invisible one, in which spiritual battles take place (even today) which have a mighty influence on your life (see Eph. 6:12)!