Does it seem to you that things are getting worse on planet earth! In just the last few weeks and months, we have seen a rash of natural crises: cataclysmic earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, mudslides, fires, soaring temperatures (not to mention the man-made crises). And on every continent, ethnic, tribal, religious hatreds and animosities continue unabated, exploding in senseless, inhuman violence, while all human effort at peacemaking fails miserably.
By the natural eye, things look pretty bleak. So Paul says look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal (2 Cor. 4:18). Paul and Silas demonstrated this while in prison. If they had focused on their circumstance, their hearts would have been filled with fear and anxiety. Instead, they focused on God—their hearts full of praise (Acts 5). Long before the angel opened the prison doors, they were already “free.”
If earthly circumstances are causing you to focus on that which is seen, you need a visual adjustment. Don’t allow the things which are seen cause you to lose sight of what Jesus is doing.
Amen. That is exactly what I needed this morning, "a visual adjustment."
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