April 30, 2017: Eyes That Can See What’s There – Bekah Stewart

It so often seems that what is real and here and right in front of us is the very thing we miss. Perhaps this is because there are things we cannot see with our eyes; only with our heart. This is Paul’s prayer for the church in Ephesus. That the eyes of their heart would be given light – so they can see what is already there for them. And what is there? The power of God that raised Jesus from the dead – here and now. 

So how would our lives be different if we trusted this kind of power as something we already have? We would fear nothing – not even death itself! Nothing could stand in our way as we, in the power of God – work alongside him to make his kingdom a reality here on earth as it is in heaven. Having these kind of eyes has the power to change the way we live. No longer would we hesitate wondering what the outcomes may be … because the power that raised Jesus from the dead is at work in us and in our world.