We must pay attention to where we are looking and to what we are looking at. Money, honor, pleasure, things of this world... these things make us carnal by nature and keep us unfit for heavenly residence. However, God, Jesus, grace, glory, looking with faith and expectation toward heavenly prospect will keep us in right alignment with the Father and render us more holy in our affections.
The word “look” is sometimes translated to “mark”. I love this. We are be careful not to mark the things which are “seen” with human eyes as if they were worth taking notice. We are, instead, to thoughtfully mark down the things of God. Did God speak to your spirit during your quiet time? MARK that down! Did you win a soul to Christ? MARK that down! Did you receive an answer to prayer? MARK that down!
I was sharing with someone recently that a great visual for the goodness of God is stones. Every time you experience success in your spiritual life, take a stone and place it somewhere you’ll see regularly. Allow these stones to serve the purpose of remembering all that God has done for you. Kinda like MARKING it down! We must develop the habit of looking beyond what is seen in the natural to that which is unseen in the spiritual.
It’s about seeing good in the gloom. Because these present painful circumstances of ours are not to be our focus. Our constant aim should be on the eternal security of our salvation, the unspeakable joy that lies ahead for those who are in Christ, and for the magnificent glory that we will experience once we are at rest in our forever paradise.
Some synonyms for the word “unseen” include unobserved, undetected, I discovered, unnoticed.
Sadly the things of heaven get obstructed by the temporary things of this world. However, as a Christ follower I must remain steadfast in my continuous search for all things unobserved by typical vision.
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