LAST WEEK in sharing about my experience with the Adjustment to Blindness support group, I made the point that, although for them the light has failed to make vision possible for their physical eyes; they may enjoy an advantage over those of us who are sighted when it comes to light reflected in the form of spiritual illumination. The reason being, the eyes of their spirits need not be distracted by all the “stuff” the rest of us look at daily.
PEOPLE, SIGHTED OR BLIND, gifted with the ability to behold things unseen possess a vision which is truly unsurpassed. Physical sight affords us a view of things which are merely temporary while spiritual sight unlocks our horizons to that which is eternal – to things unseen!
THE QUESTION is, “How does one see what is unseen?” Simply, with the eyes of faith. The Living Bible puts it so plainly. “What is faith? It is the confident assurance that something we want is going to happen. It is the certainty that what we hope for is waiting for us, even though we cannot see it up ahead.”* Every person exercises faith. A down-to-earth example is the flip of that tiny switch on the wall which is expected to light up the room.
THE REAL QUESTION then becomes, “What (or who) is the object of your faith?” Faith must have an object and when it comes to seeing that which is unseen, spiritual and eternal, the object of genuine faith is God. The 11th chapter of Hebrews vividly recounts story after story of men and women in ancient times who were commended for their faith in God. Names, common to all, come to life on the page – Able, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. The list goes on and on.
AND THEN, it says this about Moses (you remember Old Mo, the guy who went up against Pharaoh in an effort to rescue the Hebrews from slavery to the king of Egypt – he finally led them through the Red Sea on dry ground), well it says, “By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible!”**
DID YOU GET THAT? “…he saw him who is invisible!” I love the way the Living Bible puts it, “Moses kept right on going; it seemed as though he could see God right there with him!” Can’t you just picture him hustling across the Red Sea, never a backward glance, his eyes focused straight ahead on God, the invisible one? Moses’ faith opened up the realm of things unseen for him. Because he had faith he was given light in the form of spiritual illumination.
WHAT ABOUT US? The Book of Hebrews gives a clue. It says, “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus…”*** Focusing on him we receive light to see that which is unseen.
*Hebrews 11:1
**Hebrews 11:27
***Hebrews 12:2
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