Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out
of your law.
Psalms 119:18
Fantastic
Magnificent
Grand
Tremendous
Marvelous
Heavenly
Terrific
These are the
synonyms that I found for the word 'wondrous', a word that we don't use very
much anymore. They reflect the attitude of the psalmist as he considered what
he might find in God's Law. It's clear that he was looking forward to what he
would see.
And that gets to the
first part of this sentence. Our friend knows that if he is going to be able to
see these amazing things (another synonym!) it will only be if his God opens
his eyes to see them. It takes more than the ability to read words to see the
wonders of God's Law. But that is something that our Father actually wants us
to see. So, asking Him for this makes sense. And this would be a prayer that is
obviously according to God's will. So, how could He say, 'No'?