OPEN HEAVEN 11 SEPTEMBER 2025 THURSDAY: SPIRITUAL EYES 1
OPEN HEAVEN 11 SEPTEMBER 2025 MEMORISE: By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. Hebrews 11:27
OPEN HEAVEN 11 SEPTEMBER 2025 READ: 2 KINGS 2:1-15 (KJV)
1 And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 And Elijah said unto
Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el.
And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I
will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.
3 And the sons of the
prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him,
Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to
day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
4 And Elijah said unto
him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to
Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will
not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
5 And the sons of the
prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest
thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And
he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
6 And Elijah said unto
him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And
he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave
thee. And they two went on.
7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
8 And Elijah took his
mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were
divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
9 And it came to pass,
when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall
do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray
thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
10 And he said, Thou hast
asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from
thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.
11 And it came to pass, as
they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot
of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah
went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 And Elisha saw it, and
he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen
thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes,
and rent them in two pieces.
13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
14 And he took the mantle
of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is
the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they
parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
15 And when the sons of
the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The
spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and
bowed themselves to the ground before him.
OPEN HEAVEN 11 SEPTEMBER 2025 MESSAGE
Over the past two days, I
have discussed two of the three kinds of eyes that humans have: physical
eyes and mental eyes. Today, I will be discussing the third kind of
eyes: spiritual eyes. Your spiritual eyes give you the ability to see
the invisible.
And it came to pass, when
they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do
for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray
thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
And he said, Thou hast asked a
hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it
shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so. (2 Kings 2:9-10)
In the Scripture above,
Elisha requested for a double portion of Elijah’s spirit. Elijah
replied, “Your request will be granted if you can see me when I am being
taken away from you.” What he actually meant was, “If your spiritual
eyes can be opened to see the invisible, you will get what you have
asked for.”
When the chariots of fire
descended from heaven, Elisha saw them and cried, My Father, my father,
the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof (2 Kings 2:12).
God must have said, “His
spiritual eyes are opened; he can have what he wants.” When your
spiritual eyes become open, your destiny also opens up.
In (2 Kings 6:15-23), the
Syrian army surrounded Elisha’s house; his servant saw them and was
terrified. He ran to tell Elisha about the situation, and Elisha prayed
that God would open his spiritual eyes.
After he prayed, God opened
his servant’s eyes, and the fellow who was scared became courageous
because he could now see the invisible.
And the LORD opened the eyes
of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of
horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha*. (2 Kings 6:17)
When God opens your spiritual
eyes, you’ll be able to see beyond the physical realm, and you’ll have a
better understanding of the divine power that backs you up as a
Christian.
If God has been using you
before, this will further strengthen your faith and empower you to do
more exploits for His kingdom. For this to happen, you must be born
again, and your spirit must be better fed than your body.
This can be done by praying,
studying God’s word, fasting, worshipping intensely, and fellowshipping
with other believers consistently.
Father, please open my spiritual eyes so I can know You more.
OPEN HEAVEN 11 SEPTEMBER 2025
HYMN 19 – ROCK OF AGES, CLEFT FOR ME
1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee;
let the water and the blood,
from thy wounded side which flowed,
be of sin the double cure;
save from wrath and make me pure.
2 Not the labors of my hands
can fulfill thy law’s demands;
could my zeal no respite know,
could my tears forever flow,
all for sin could not atone;
thou must save, and thou alone.
3 Nothing in my hand I bring,
simply to the cross I cling;
naked, come to thee for dress;
helpless, look to thee for grace;
foul, I to the fountain fly;
wash me, Savior, or I die.
4 While I draw this fleeting breath,
when mine eyes shall close in death,
when I soar to worlds unknown,
see thee on thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee.
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