In Matthew 28:17 we read that there were those in his day that saw Jesus perform miracles and yet they didn’t believe. I guess for some, “seeing isn’t believing.” But what about you and me? We haven’t touched Jesus like Thomas in John 20:27, nor did we eat with Him when he fed the multitudes in Matthew 14:18-19.

It would seem that we are at a terrible disadvantage. But is that really true? Listen to what Jesus said in John 16:7 – “Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.”  Jesus clearly states, that when he leaves, He is going to send someone he calls the “Helper.” To use we know this as the Holy Spirit. How can his leaving be to our advantage? If he leaves, we won’t be able to physically talk to Him. We won’t be able to see him with our physical eyes. How can that be to our benefit?

In Ephesians 1:17-18 the Apostle Paul prays that God would open the eyes of the hearts of the Ephesian’s so they will know God. and comprehend the greatness of His power. The same is true for all believers today. We haven’t physically seen Jesus, we haven’t touched Him, but the eyes of our hearts (our spiritual eyes) have been open to see the greatness of God’s power. 1 Peter 1:8 says, “Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory.”  

No, I haven’t heard an audible voice, or seen the face of God. But He’s as real as if I had. He is ever present in my life. John 14:23 says, “Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him.” Lord, I pray you will open the eyes of all who are caught in the struggles of life, which can’t see beyond the pain, and suffering. Let them see you, Father. Let them come to know you. So, they may experience the glory that comes from loving you. And this is Jesse Walker with the Glenwood Church of Christ.