- Wondrous Things
Psalm 119:18
Open thou mine eyes,
that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
There is a wonderful conditional promise given here that wondrous things will be revealed to us out of the Word of God when He opens my eyes. If my eyes are opened, then I will see wondrous things. God has many beautiful insights ready for us that will make sense out of life, deliver an abiding joy and a certain hope to our spirits, and help solve intractable problems with which we dealing. Insights into the Word are wondrous things. They are not only luxurious, comforting thoughts but also are almost necessary to living, at least to living well. We need wisdom, wisdom from God the Creator, for daily living and for current problems. We need guidance to know and decide the right way to go on many issues. We need encouragement to keep us firm in the faith for difficult days.
The condition “open my eyes” is not something I do but something the Holy Spirit does. He opens my eyes when I hear and read and think about the Scriptures, and then I will find truth and love in the Bible, things that I could not learn by myself or from anyone else. God does it all, but the implication is that I am doing something: hearing the Word and opening the Bible. When I read, hear, study, meditate, reflect, and discuss the Word of God the Holy Spirit comes upon that word to reveal some wonderful and useful insights that will affect my faith and life. Bible study produces wonderful things for our soul even if we do not see them right away.
The Holy Spirit wrote, and caused the writing of, the Word and no one knows better than He what it means and what it means for me. We need God to speak to us and we need to know He speaks through the Bible. “You have the anointing.” [I John 2:27]. Listen and learn.