When Adam and Eve sinned, their “eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked.” Their view of themselves, of God, and of their environment changed from holy to profane, from eternal to temporal, from spiritual to material.
So it is not surprising when Paul prays for the Ephesians that the eyes of their hearts will be opened so they can see the heavenly things again—no longer “earthbound," focused on temporal and material things. When our eyes are opened to see as God does, these eternal things of the Spiritual realm become more real to us than the things which are temporal and material. You "see" by faith, (not sight). You see God's purposes in all your circumstances. You see God's opportunities in everything. Through God's eyes you view people, whom you formerly found hard to like, with compassion and kindness. You see sin and how horrible its consequences are. And you will hate sin all the more because it prevents you from seeing all of this, focusing you once again on yourself and all that in the earthly realm!!
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
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