Daily life with Jesus by Grahame Howard: We can’t see Him but

"No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us" I John 4:12 NKJV

None of us have ever seen God but we know He is there. It's true that many have had visions of Him such as Paul in 2 Corinthians 12, and others, myself included. But none of us have met Him in the flesh. However, this is where our faith comes into action. By faith we see what unbelievers can't see. We know God is here with us - we talk and listen to Him but, we do that by faith because - we know beyond all doubt that Jesus is alive! The world can't comprehend this and consider us mad. But, I would sooner be mad for Jesus than mad without Him.

Romans 4:17 is an astounding verse, it reads: God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did' This is the faith that we need to grab hold of; this is the way God wants us to live. We speak to things that don't exist and they do. This is the whole truth of physical healing, we lay hands on people and though healing is not there - yet, we believe that it exists, so therefore, we speak healing to that person. Some may say, 'Yes, but I've prayed for people and they were not healed.' I know this, it's happened to all of us but, that should never stop us. I've no real answers to the times when people are not healed; that's down to God. We should be obedient to God's Word and we go ahead, no matter what.

In 2 Corinthians 4:18 we read: 'while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things that are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.' With faith, we always look at the things which are not seen, such as healings, lack of finance, jobs, people's lives etc. When we look at the things that are seen we sink. Look at Peter when he walked on the water. As he looked at Jesus, he was ok. However, when he took his eyes away and looked at the swelling waves, he sank (Matthew 14:29-30).

We are called to walk by faith not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7), and this is the message today. We have not seen Jesus, but we know that He is there. When we pray for people or situations, the answer is not there in the natural but, we focus on the supernatural and call in the things that do not exist. This is what faith is all about and when we are committed to God, that is all we need. He takes care of the rest.

You may be a faith person - living it and not walking by sight. Then again, you may struggle in this area. The thing is, it is Jesus' teaching; there is nothing suspicious about this. You may have been warned off this subject because of the so-called faith teachers who are constantly asking you to send money to them. That is not Jesus, He is faith and He wants you to be as well. Read the Gospels and watch as Jesus uses this wonderful gift.

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