Faith Sees

We always talk about having blind faith, but today I want to suggest to you that faith sees. Having faith does not necessitate our being able to see. Actually the Bible tells us to walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7), making us the blind while faith does the seeing. Clearly that’s the best combination. You see, what we physically see testifies against what faith sees, so that genuine faith cannot be based upon our ability to see. If it was then we’d be in trouble. 

Faith sees a reality that we aren’t able to properly comprehend in our natural state. Natural human faith only believes what it can see, hence the saying, “seeing is believing”, but the faith we receive as a gift from God, supernatural faith, sees beyond our natural limitations (see 1 Corinthians 2:5). Faith sees what truly is, and what’s to be. 

Faith sees what God has already done, and it is by that God-gifted faith that we are made able to see. However, in order to see by faith, we have to allow the Holy Spirit to open the eyes of our hearts, to enlighten us so that we are not dependent on our physical eyes. We see through our eyes but the Spirit teaches us how to see, with our hearts, those things that are not yet visible (see Ephesians 1:18; John 14:26). Then, our perspective is determined by what is inside us rather than by what we see – our firm assurance of the invisible (Hebrews 11:1). 

Truly believing when circumstances indicate otherwise, only then will we see what faith sees (John 11:40). Take Noah for example, he built the ark influenced solely by faith, that same faith kept him diligent at the task of building though he had never seen the rain of which God spoke. Faith that sees, first believes. 

Our relationship with God is dependent upon faith that sees since without it it’s impossible to please Him because we must believe that God exists although we have never seen Him.

Faith sees that God stands by whatever He says. 

Faith sees abundance of provision in an almost empty basket. 

The Beauty of the Storm

Faith sees that God is faithful. 

Faith sees something in nothing. 

Faith sees that God keeps His Word. 

Faith sees that God is not a man that He should lie. 

Faith sees the open windows of heaven pouring out during financial famine. 

Faith sees the beauty of the storm.

Faith sees the absolute trustworthiness of God. 

Faith sees healing in the hem of Jesus' garment.

Faith sees our hoped for final outcome. 

Faith sees, in the midst of hopelessness, the incredible life God has planned. 

Faith sees light in darkness. 

Faith sees strength in weakness. 

Faith sees the way of escape. 

Faith sees the truth of Jesus’ teaching, His redemptive work accomplished at Calvary and the promised eternal life for all who believe in Him. 

Amen†

Faith Sees    Shelley Johnson 8-Aug-2016