Posts with the category “21-days-of-prayer”

Day 21 - Now what?Enhancing our spiritual sight gives us a whole new view of the world. We perceive ourselves and others with new eyes. We clarify new goals, as we grow spiritually, and we long for ot...  Read More

Day 20 - How can I help others see?When we follow Christ, the Holy Spirit opens our eyes more and more to the character of God. We live with grateful hearts, as we ponder that it cost Him to cover us ...  Read More

Day 19 - How can others we interact with affect our sight?Over the last 18 days, we’ve talked about why seeing is important. We’ve discussed the different stories in Scripture where God talks about se...  Read More

Day 18 - Can God’s power within us enhance our spiritual sight?Absolutely!  In Acts 1:8, Jesus told his disciples that they would receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on them, and “you will be my ...  Read More

Day 17 - How can seeing guide me to into leading others?The disciples of Jesus are so much like us! Their spiritual sight took time to grow, as Jesus taught them and challenged them. Jesus knew that H...  Read More

Day 16 - How is seeing related to listening?We can really “see” others better, when we listen to them.  Proverbs 2:2 tells us to “turn our ears to wisdom and apply our hearts to understanding.” Wisdom...  Read More

Day 15 - How can we do a better job of seeing others?When the microscope was invented in the 1590’s, people were astounded that they could now see what was previously hidden. The magnification aspect ...  Read More

Day 14 - Do our eyes ever need a check-up?Have you been to the eye doctor recently? Most ophthalmologists say that your eyes begin to lose their full effectiveness around your early to mid-forties. Th...  Read More

Day 13 - Who is the Source of our Sight?In Psalm 139, we read that God knit us together in our mother’s womb, forming every body part, giving each its own, unique function.  Psalm 94:9 specifically sa...  Read More

Day 12 - Why did Jesus refer to “sight” in His first public speech?In Luke 4, we read about Jesus being handed the scroll of the prophet Isaiah.  This incident occurred after He returned from defeatin...  Read More

Day 11 - Are we always able to see what God is doing in our lives?Today brings us to the amazing story of Elisha and his servant (2 Kings 6:15-17).  The servant was so overwhelmed with the sight of th...  Read More

Day 10 - How did Jesus use blindness to bring people to Himself?In the New Testament, blindness is a powerful analogy Jesus uses for what is wrong with us in our natural state. The healing of blindnes...  Read More

Day 9 - What do we want people to see in us?Mark 10:35 begins to tell the story of how James and John wanted to be “seen” by Jesus. When they approached Him, He asked them, “What do you want me to do ...  Read More

Day 8 - Does our spiritual sight come right away when we pray and trust in Jesus?Mark 8:22-25 references the wonderful story of the blind man at Bethsaida. What makes this story unique is that a very ...  Read More

Day 7 - Is seeing believing or is believing seeing?Science tells us that seeing is believing.  However, when it comes to faith, we begin to see when we START believing. Simply put, 2 Cor 5:7 says, “we...  Read More

Day 6 - How can I see?How many times do you look out a window or glass door and squint through smudges and dirty marks?  We don’t think twice about how to solve this problem, as we run for the paper t...  Read More

Day 5 - Why can’t I see?In Psalm 32, David, recognized the importance of repentance and confession.  His sin kept him from moving forward at a critical time in his life, where he could not see past th...  Read More

Day 4 - Why should I see?Jesus and the Pharisees had quite a conversation when the man born blind was healed.  In John 9:39, Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind wi...  Read More

Day 3 - What does it mean to see?The ability to see means using your eyes to notice something.  A person who is physically blind has been denied this sense and must resort to other senses to make disc...  Read More

Day 2 - Can fasting help us see?In Matthew 4:2, we read that Jesus fasted forty days and forty nights. He went without eating for a long time!  What happened next?  A challenging visit from Satan to t...  Read More

Day 1 = Does prayer help us see?God’s mentions in Isaiah 6:9, that His people “be ever seeing, but never perceiving.” Time andtime again, His people have gone their own way, even though their faithful...  Read More