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To Enlighten My Understanding, Fabruary 9
The Work of the Holy Spirit
The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give
unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of
him: the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye
may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of
the glory of his inheritance in the saints.
Ephesians 1:17, 18
For the mind renewed by the Holy Spirit, divine beauty and celestial
light shine from the sacred page. That which is to the earthly mind
a desolate wilderness, to the spiritual mind becomes a land of living
streams.
The Holy Spirit alone can cause us to feel the importance of those
things easy to be understood, or prevent us from wresting truths difficult
of comprehension. It is the office of heavenly angels to prepare the
heart so to comprehend God’s Word that we shall be charmed with its
beauty, admonished by its warnings, or animated and strengthened by its
promises. We should make the psalmist’s petition our own, “Open Thou
mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law.”
God’s holy, educating Spirit is in His Word. A light, a new and
precious light, shines forth from every page. Truth is there revealed, and
words and sentences are made bright and appropriate for the occasion,
as the voice of God speaking to them.
We need to recognize the Holy Spirit as our enlightener. That Spirit
loves to address the children, and discover to them the treasures and
beauties of the Word. The promises spoken by our Great Teacher will
captivate the senses and animate the soul of the child with a spiritual
power that is divine. There will grow in the receptive mind a familiarity
with divine things which will be as a barricade against the temptations
of the enemy.... The sparks of heavenly love will fall upon the hearts of
the children as an inspiration.
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