“Though you have not seen him, you love
him;
and even though you do not see him now,
you believe in him
and are filled with an inexpressible and
glorious joy.”
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Peter 1:8(NIV)
“Though you have not
seen him. . .” We might not see Jesus every day. It may be that we don’t
see Him as we see one another. We don’t know when we will envision Him. But
there will be times when we DO see Him.
“. . . you love him.
. . ” We do love Him because he forgave us our sins. If we kept every sin
we committed and let them come to mind each day, we would be very miserable
people, unable to think about anything else or act on any project.
“. . . even though
you do not see him now. . . ” We might not visibly see Jesus. We may feel
His presence. There is an old adage-“Seeing is believing.” In the realm of
God’s world, I hold to the concept that “Believing is seeing.”
“. . . you believe in
him. . . ” Peter wrote this epistle to God’s chosen people who had been
scattered throughout most of the known world at that time, people who were
chosen according to God’s will.
“. . . are filled
with an inexpressible and glorious joy.” When we see Jesus in the deeds and
actions of others we cannot describe the way we feel. All we can do is praise
the Lord for His goodness to us.
Dear Lord God:
We
praise You for who You are, our Savior, our Redeemer, Our Lord. We rejoice in
what You do for us, Your children. We thank You for Your presence in our lives.
In the name of Jesus, I pray. AMEN
Beautiful! I especially liked your line, "Believing is seeing." Thanks for the encouragement this morning. :)
ReplyDeletePeggi: Thank you for you kind words. Blessings on you and yours this weekend.
DeleteYes...to know Him is glorious joy indeed! Amen!
ReplyDeletePam: Thank you for dropping in. Some friends of mine and I used to wonder. Where would we be without God? God IS love. He's so good to us.
DeleteThis scripture has always been intriguing to me Cecelia. Yes, I want to see Him, but I also want to believe without seeing Him... kind of dual feelings here :)
ReplyDeleteMarja: Thank you for stoppping by. I understand those dual feelings. The older I get, the more I want to see Him. He wants our love and our faith. I believe He rewards faith by allowing the believers to see Him at the right time.
DeleteThat's the line that stood out to me, too. "Believing is seeing." That is the truth!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rhonda. I just pray that others would understand the concept of believing helps our seeing.
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