Blind trust
This morning I stood in front of my mirror and asked the question: reflection, reflection on the wall, who is the most beautiful in all the land? Then the mirror said to me: Can you please step aside? I ask you a question: «Do you believe what you see or do you trust blindly? Today we're taking a closer look at faith. I want to state one fact clearly: God is alive, He exists, whether you believe it or not! God is not dependent on your faith. He will not come to life if we call all people to believe. He won't be any less God if we don't want to know anything about him!
What is belief?
We live in two time zones: In other words, we live in a physically perceptible world, comparable to an ephemeral time zone. At the same time, we also live in an invisible world, in an eternal and heavenly time zone.
Hebrew 11,1 “But faith is a firm confidence in what one hopes for and not doubting what one does not see.”
What do you see when you look in the mirror? See your body slowly crumbling. Do you see wrinkles, folds or hair lying in the sink? Do you see yourself as a sinful person with all wrongdoings and sins? Or do you see a face full of joy, hope and confidence?
When Jesus died on the cross for your sins, he died for the sins of all mankind. With the sacrifice of Jesus you were released from your punishment and in Jesus Christ you received a new life. They were born from above through the power of the Holy Spirit to live a full life in a new spiritual dimension.
Colossians 3,1-4 "If you have been raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Seek what is above, not what is on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. But when Christ, your life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory."
We dwell with Christ in his heavenly kingdom. The old me died and a new me came to life. We are now a new creature in Christ. What does it mean to be "a new creature in Christ?" You have a new life in Christ. You and Jesus are one. You will never be separated from Christ again. Your life is hidden with Christ in God. You are identified with Christ through and through. Your life is in it. He is your life. You are not only an earthly inhabitant here on earth, but also an inhabitant of heaven. Do you think so?
What should your eyes perceive?
Now that you have become a new creature, you need the spirit of wisdom:
Ephesians 1,15-17 "Therefore, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and of your love for all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, and remember you in my prayers."
What does Paul pray for? Different living conditions, healing, work? No! “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation to know him.” Why does God give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation? Since you were spiritually blind, God gives you new sight so that you can know God.
Ephesians 1,18 “May he give you the eyes of your heart to be enlightened, that you may know the hope to which you have been called by him, how rich the glory of his inheritance is for the saints.”
These new eyes let you see your wonderful hope and the glory of your inheritance to which you have been called.
Ephesians 1,19 “How exceedingly great is his power for us who believe through the operation of his mighty strength.”
You can see with your spiritual eyes that you can do everything through the one who makes you powerful, Jesus Christ!
Ephesians 1,20-21 «With this, his mighty power, he worked on Christ, when he raised him from the dead and appointed him at his right hand in heaven over all kingdoms, powers, might, dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in this world, but also in the future»
Jesus was given all power and glory over all empires, power, power and rule. In Jesus' name you share in this power.
Ephesians 1,22-23 "And he has put all things under his feet, and has made him head of the church over all things, which is his body, even the fullness of him who fills all in all."
That is the essence of faith. If you can see this new reality of who you are in Christ, it changes your whole thinking. What you are experiencing and also experiencing now gives your current living conditions a new meaning, a new dimension. Jesus fills your life with all its fullness.
My personal example:
There are living conditions and people in my life that tear me down emotionally. Then I go to my favorite place, in silence and talk to my spiritual father and Jesus. I explain to him how empty I feel and how much I appreciate that he fills me with all of his being.
2. Corinthians 4,16-18 «Therefore we will not be weary; but even though our outer man decays, the inner man is renewed day by day. For our affliction, which is temporary and light, creates an eternal and exceeding glory for us, who do not look at what is seen, but at what is invisible. For what is visible is temporal; But what is invisible is eternal."
You have life through Jesus Christ. He is your life. He is your Head, and you are a part of His spiritual body. Your afflictions today and the affairs of your present life are working together to create a weighty glory for all eternity. When you stand before the mirror again, don't look at your outward appearance, at what is seen, but at what is unseen, which lasts forever!
by Pablo Nauer
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