"....We do not look at the things which are seen but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal." (2 Corinthians 4:18)
Every three months our Lord Jesus Christ reminds me of this. I need it every "three hours."
I guess it may be the fact that the older I get the more everything seems fading. Do you remember those days when things were "bright," your relative youth saw nothing but strength, brightness, agility? If you are older, you know what I am talking about. If you are younger, the day will come. This is not depressing to the one whose eyes are fixed on Jesus, on His Glory which is, "....not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary."
The choice of life is here set out in our text. We can live by what we see, or by what we do not see. Now the "spirituals" among us will say, "O, what do you mean? I see clearly." Then you disagree with the Bible, "For we know in part and we prophesy in part....For we now see in a mirror dimly...." Stop attempting to "see" so much. No matter how we may try, no matter how "mature" or how "seasoned" the result is the same, "For we now see in a mirror dimly...." Earlier in the chapter, the Holy Spirit reminds us that, "....the light of the knowledge of the glory of God [is] in the face of Jesus Christ." Truth is, our, "temporary," eyes see so little of this glorious truth. Ah, but our, "eternal," eyes rejoice in the power of the unseen-ness of this.
There is a contentment in Jesus here which is the contentment of, "For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal." Perhaps we can say that the "best things in life" are the, "unseen."
Father, in Jesus' Name, help me to walk in, "eternal," not just talk of, "eternal." Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
