In Luke chapter 24 from verse 13, after Jesus resurrected, two disciples were going to a village called Emmaus. They were discussing everything that had happened in Jerusalem. Jesus joined them and walked with them, but they did not recognise Him.
In verse 25, He said to them:
“How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken. Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter His glory?”
Then in verse 30, when He sat at the table with them, He took bread, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to them. Their eyes were opened, they recognised Him—and He disappeared from their sight.
These were people who had seen Christ, seen His miracles, and heard Him speak. Yet they did not understand. They did not know the Scriptures deeply enough. They were not enlightened.
Jesus called them foolish—not because they lacked information, but because they lacked understanding.
There is a difference between seeing and truly seeing.
There is a veil that covers the mind that has not received revelation. Until your eyes are opened, you may walk with opportunities, with answers, even with divine help—and still not recognise them.
When their eyes were opened, they recognised Him instantly.
I will share three things with you.
First, Ishmael and his mother were in distress, crying. Yet there was a well nearby. That well was what sustained them. Inside Ishmael was a future—nations, territories, and generations. But at that moment, all he saw was lack. God opened his eyes to see the well.
Second, in 2 Kings chapter 4, the widow with the little oil thought she had nothing. But that small oil was her future. Elisha helped her to see it. He told her to multiply it, sell it, pay her debts, and live on the rest.
Third, sometimes what you need is already with you, but you are not seeing it.
My wife once needed money to buy cement. She checked her account and believed she had only ₦500. She was worried. Later, when the account was properly checked, it was actually ₦500,000. The money had been there—but she did not see it correctly.
Another person shared a testimony. He was worried about how to celebrate Easter, not knowing there was money in his account sent by his younger brother abroad. It took someone asking him to check his account for him to realise it.
Nothing new was added. What was already there was revealed.
That is the power of enlightenment.
Paul prayed that the eyes of our understanding be enlightened—that we may know.
You are where you are today because of your level of understanding—what you can see, what you can recognise, what you can interpret.
When your eyes of understanding are opened, your life will change.
So this is the prayer:
God, open my eyes to know who I am.
Open my eyes to know who I am supposed to be.
Open my eyes to know where I am supposed to be.
Open my eyes to know what I am supposed to do.
Open my eyes to see what I already have in my hands.
Open my eyes to see what is around me that I have not maximised.
Open my eyes to see the well near me that can change my destiny.
Your eyes will open. God bless you.
