2 Corinthians 4:17-18 NIV:
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
God is interested in the mundane, tiny details of our lives. He has created us in his image so we could do the things he can do and bring to life the things he has deposited in us. Just as in creation when God called out everything we see out of nothing, so God is calling us to see Him in that same light as we live our daily lives.
We are sensual creatures: our senses are our most trusted components. We rely on them to make decisions and trust their judgements in most situations. We allow them determine the course of our lives, our priorities, our life pursuits and goals, and our future. However, God seems to be saying something else here: when you walk with or work for God, you have got to ignore those senses and what they seem to be saying. Because they are of the earth, they can only understand natural things. If you rely on them to make eternal decisions, you will be making a grave error of judgement.
Follow me: how do you explain hungry looking at free-food Daniel, yet they could not touch him? How do you explain passing 3 men through fire, yet there was no smell of fire on them after that experience? Or how does 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish feed over 5,000 people? Or consider how many mansions God has said he's preparing for those who endure to the end.
There's no adequate, rational explanation that the senses can give for these. God wants us to look beyond the limitations of the human nature and see what He alone can do. Faith in God is the focus; I must ignore what senses are saying and focus on what God is saying. God does not follow logic or common sense and I cannot walk with God by relying on my senses.
For as many as will believe, all things are possible to them. Faith begins with seeing the invisible, the impossible and the incredible. They remain impossible, invisible and incredible if pursued by the senses but they become achievable when pursued in faith. Faith takes your eyes, ears, mouth and others away from what the world calls reality to what Godd calls reality.
Keep your focus on God. If you are not focusing on God, how do you receive all he has on offer for you? It is the world that calls faith foolishness; the Word of God calls dependence on senses foolishness. Which one will you trust? The Word or the World?
Trust God today and act in faith by holding on to Him, no matter what. His time of favour is here.
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