Octavius Winslow

The medium through which the spiritual eye beholds the glory of Christ is faith. It is a hidden glory until the Eternal Spirit imparts this mighty principle to the soul…If a man sees not the glory of Christ, we hesitate not to say of him that, with regard to all other spiritual objects, he is totally blind—he is yet a stranger to the illuminating grace of the Holy Spirit. To see the Redeemer’s glory, the eye must be spiritual—a spiritual object being only discerned by a spiritual organ. Hence, the apostle prays in behalf of the Ephesian Christians, “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened” (Eph 1:17-18).