THE UNSEEN AND THE INVISIBLE!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Verse for Today
2 Corinthians 5:7 - For we walk by faith and not by sight.
The life of a child of God is by faith alone and not by sight. It is not a life of faith and sight together. Where there is sight, there is no more faith and where there is faith, it is not by sight at all. These two cannot be mixed together because they will not blend together. The life of faith is based on the unknown future in an invisible God. That makes faith a highly challenging experience, because it is beyond reason and logic. Unless one has faith in the invisible God, one cannot have faith in the unknown future. So faith comes with a personal knowledge and encounter with an invisible God who can be experienced intimately so that whatever this God has said can be believed in. It is in this context that we pray to the invisible God who is right in front of our eyes as we close our eyes and concentrate on Him. God is Spirit and cannot be seen. He has no shape which the naked eyes can see. He lives in unapproachable light. But He makes His nearness known and felt by His children through His presence. This God has planned the lives of His children based on the revelation of His person in His Word. His children are enabled to believe on His name and in all His promises which help them to believe in it to lead them forward. This is faith and when exercised, it ensures that whatever that He has promised will definitely take place without the shadow of a doubt. So when a person puts his trust in God and in His way of redemption through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, he is given the gift of faith to believe in all that is given in the Word. Thereafter the child of God walks by faith and not by sight. This makes the child of God different from other people around him, because such people live by sight and their lives are centered on what can be seen.
The test of faith in a person is whether that person believes all of what the invisible God has said and promised. Faith is unique, in that the believer cannot believe this God partially. Either God is fully believable or He is not believable at all. In other words, one cannot live by sight in a few areas of life and by faith in some other areas of life. But for the logical mind and the reasoning ability of man will make it very difficult for man to believe all that God has said. For him to believe, man needs the help of God. This help in believing comes to man by and through the Word of God. This is why it is important that a child of God believes in all that is said by God. Things concerning world events, persons and empires that God said thousands of years ago have already happened precisely and as per schedule. This helps us to believe when we want evidence. But whether we know these historical events or not, it is still possible to believe God provided we know who this God is and what His nature is. He keeps His promises perfectly. He has never gone back on His Word and His promises. He leads His children forward, some through the waters and some through fire, but all of them by His Word and His Spirit and lead them by His hand and eyes. But there are several areas of our daily lives which are not precisely written in His Word, but principles, examples and illustrations for guiding us in these areas are given for us to follow. By faith we are in this ocean called life, in a boat which is our life and Jesus is the anchorman who leads us through the rough waters of life. He has promised to take us to the other side of the ocean, to the haven of Beulah to be ushered into our eternal home. Trusting God to lead and guide us step by step is faith and it is a privilege to be led by this invisible God.
Hebrews 12:2a - Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.
Thought for Today
Faith regarding the unseen future is based on trust in the invisible God.
Verse for Today
2 Corinthians 5:7 - For we walk by faith and not by sight.
The life of a child of God is by faith alone and not by sight. It is not a life of faith and sight together. Where there is sight, there is no more faith and where there is faith, it is not by sight at all. These two cannot be mixed together because they will not blend together. The life of faith is based on the unknown future in an invisible God. That makes faith a highly challenging experience, because it is beyond reason and logic. Unless one has faith in the invisible God, one cannot have faith in the unknown future. So faith comes with a personal knowledge and encounter with an invisible God who can be experienced intimately so that whatever this God has said can be believed in. It is in this context that we pray to the invisible God who is right in front of our eyes as we close our eyes and concentrate on Him. God is Spirit and cannot be seen. He has no shape which the naked eyes can see. He lives in unapproachable light. But He makes His nearness known and felt by His children through His presence. This God has planned the lives of His children based on the revelation of His person in His Word. His children are enabled to believe on His name and in all His promises which help them to believe in it to lead them forward. This is faith and when exercised, it ensures that whatever that He has promised will definitely take place without the shadow of a doubt. So when a person puts his trust in God and in His way of redemption through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, he is given the gift of faith to believe in all that is given in the Word. Thereafter the child of God walks by faith and not by sight. This makes the child of God different from other people around him, because such people live by sight and their lives are centered on what can be seen.
The test of faith in a person is whether that person believes all of what the invisible God has said and promised. Faith is unique, in that the believer cannot believe this God partially. Either God is fully believable or He is not believable at all. In other words, one cannot live by sight in a few areas of life and by faith in some other areas of life. But for the logical mind and the reasoning ability of man will make it very difficult for man to believe all that God has said. For him to believe, man needs the help of God. This help in believing comes to man by and through the Word of God. This is why it is important that a child of God believes in all that is said by God. Things concerning world events, persons and empires that God said thousands of years ago have already happened precisely and as per schedule. This helps us to believe when we want evidence. But whether we know these historical events or not, it is still possible to believe God provided we know who this God is and what His nature is. He keeps His promises perfectly. He has never gone back on His Word and His promises. He leads His children forward, some through the waters and some through fire, but all of them by His Word and His Spirit and lead them by His hand and eyes. But there are several areas of our daily lives which are not precisely written in His Word, but principles, examples and illustrations for guiding us in these areas are given for us to follow. By faith we are in this ocean called life, in a boat which is our life and Jesus is the anchorman who leads us through the rough waters of life. He has promised to take us to the other side of the ocean, to the haven of Beulah to be ushered into our eternal home. Trusting God to lead and guide us step by step is faith and it is a privilege to be led by this invisible God.
Hebrews 12:2a - Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.
Thought for Today
Faith regarding the unseen future is based on trust in the invisible God.
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