Open The Eyes Of My Heart

Picture yourself in a moment of highest joy, victory, or success.  You’ve just achieved a huge accomplishment; won a race; witnessed a miracle; heard amazing good news; your favorite team just won the big game.  What are you doing?

If you search the web for images for “victory” or “success”, there is a common picture that appears.  It will be a person who has their arms lifted high above their head, most often with their face turned up to the sky.  Why is this position of joy common among the entire human race, regardless of culture, language, faith or age?  It is timeless and universal.

When you see images of people praising God, what are they doing?  Sometimes they are kneeling or have heads bowed in prayer.  But very often you see them in this same position of joy; arms raised, eyes closed, smiling, face turned toward Heaven, sometimes with tears streaming down.  Is this a mere coincidence?  Of course not.

“Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You
I want to see You”

If you have ever been a part of a faith-based retreat weekend, a modern worship service full of praise music, or listen to K-LOVE radio for any period of time, it is hard not to hear this song.  The most beautiful versions of this song written by Paul Baloche often are live, with many singing along.  It is a song of ultimate, eternal and perfect praise from choirs of the faithful or a single soul, crying out to God in worship, prayer or a broken spirit. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh30xwmJ-x0).

“To see You high and lifted up
Shinin' in the light of Your glory
Pour out Your power and love
As we sing holy, holy, holy”

In yesterday’s post, I made a comment about how much I loved the opening and closing of “Bring The Rain”.  The phrase “Holy, Holy, Holy”, for me, is the ultimate and perfect way for us to praise our God when all other words seem inadequate.   There are dozens if not hundreds of songs and hymns which include these words of highest praise.  Oddly enough, there are only two places in the Bible where they appear in this way.  Both of them refer to angles singing to God.

“ ‘In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple.  Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.  And they were calling to one another: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.’ ” (Isaiah 6:1-2) 

“Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.’ ” (Revelation 4:8)

For an extra treat today, take a few minutes to watch this version of a 10-yr old boy, who is blind and autistic, singing this song (http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=KGYWKLNX).  For me, it is once again evidence that God is in us no matter our spiritual condition, our state of brokenness, our physical health or mental capability.  Because of this, each and every human life is precious; God is there, and so there is good.

“Holy, Holy, Holy
I want to see You”

These words are the ones used when angels, heavenly creatures, speak to God in praise.  Are we not also of the Spirit, of Heaven, Angels?  We are most certainly.  As God’s creation praises Him, all other words fall aside.  With these words, you have tapped into something beyond words.  Call it magical or spiritual or whatever, but there is no doubt, it is Holy.

So, open the eyes of your heart.  See Him.  Sing out to Him in joy, smiling, face turned up, arms held high.  Holy, Holy, Holy.