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[Dexu Xia]

Eyes to See

Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.  Psalm 119:18 

I recently discovered the wonder of anamorphic art. Appearing at first as an assortment of random parts, an anamorphic sculpture only makes sense when viewed from the correct angle. In one piece, a series of vertical poles align to reveal a famous leader’s face. In another, a mass of cable becomes the outline of an elephant. Another artwork, made of hundreds of black dots suspended by wire, becomes a woman’s eye when seen correctly. The key to anamorphic art is viewing it from different angles until its meaning is revealed.

With thousands of verses of history, poetry, and more, the Bible can sometimes be hard to understand. But Scripture itself tells us how to unlock its meaning. Treat it like an anamorphic sculpture: view it from different angles and meditate on it deeply.

Christ’s parables work this way. Those who care enough to ponder them gain “eyes to see” their meaning (Matthew 13:10–16). Paul told Timothy to “reflect” on his words so God would give him insight (2 Timothy 2:7). And the repeated refrain of Psalm 119 is how meditating on Scripture brings wisdom and insight, opening our eyes to see its meaning (119:18, 97–99).

How about pondering a single parable for a week or reading a gospel in one sitting? Spend some time viewing a verse from all angles. Go deep. Biblical insight comes from meditating on Scripture, not just reading it.

Oh, God, give us eyes to see.

What do you think the difference is between reading Scripture and meditating on it? How will you spend time meditating on today’s verse?

God, open my eyes to see each wonderful thing within the Scriptures. Guide me down the paths connecting each one.

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求祢开我的眼睛，使我看出祢律法中的奇妙。—诗篇119篇18节

最近，我发现了变形雕塑的奥妙。这些艺术品在乍看之下似乎只是随意组合的杂物，只有从正确的角度观看，才能产生视觉效果。例如有件作品以一连串垂直排列的枝杆，呈现某位著名领袖的容貌。另一件作品则以许多电缆，勾划出一头大象的轮廓。还有一件艺术品是以电线连结数百个黑点，从正确的角度便可看出那是一位女士的眼睛。欣赏变形雕塑的关键在于以不同的角度观看，直到看出其中隐含的图像。

有时我们难以明白圣经中许多历史、诗歌及其他方面的经文，但圣经本身却告诉我们如何阐释隐含的真意。就像欣赏变形雕塑一样，从不同的角度观看，并且深入思考。

对于耶稣所说的比喻也是如此。细心思考的人才能看出隐含的真意（马太福音13章10-16节）。保罗告诉提摩太要思想对他的劝勉，如此上帝必给他领悟力（提摩太后书2章7节）。此外，诗篇119篇也多次提到，默想上帝的话语能得着智慧及悟性，并可开启我们的眼睛看见个中意思（18、97-99节）。

何不花一周的时间思想一个耶稣的比喻，或一次读完一卷福音书？让我们花些时间，从不同的角度来看一节经文并深入思想，因为从圣经而得的智慧是来自默想而非单靠阅读。

上帝啊，求祢开我的眼睛，使我能看见！

你认为阅读圣经及默想圣经有何分别？
你会如何花时间默想今天的经文？

上帝啊，求祢带领我沉浸在祢的话语之中。开我的眼，
使我看见个中奥妙之处，并让我能够融会贯通。