Eyes Of Vision

I was watching a video of an update on our new church building that is under construction. Our pastor was walking through the unfinished building saying, “Over here is going to be the sanctuary. Over here is the lobby. Out here we’re going to have plenty of parking with landscaping.” As I watched the video, I could see construction debris, metal studs laying on the ground, equipment and dirt. That’s when he said, lI need you to look at this with eyes of vision. Look beyond the current state to what will be.” That phrase reminded me of Hebrews 11:1 that says, “Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see” (NLT).

The same chapter is full of people who saw with eyes of vision. Abraham looked up and counted the stars as the number of descendants he would have. He did this as an old man who was married to a woman who was barren. It also mentions Noah, who had never seen rain or a boat, but that didn’t stop him from building. Then there was Joseph, whom God had given a dream, endured betrayal by his brothers, slavery in Egypt and being forgotten in jail. He didn’t look at his current situation as the end. Instead he looked through eyes of vision to the time God would fulfill His promise.

In the middle of these stories, the writer reminds us in verse 6, “And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.” Faith is being able to look beyond our current situation into God’s reality. It’s eyes of vision that sees beyond the moment and into the promise. It is impossible to please God without these eyes of vision that sees the reality of what we hope for and the evidence of things we can’t see in the moment. God rewards us when we trust His plans and purposes when we can’t make sense of the present because eyes of vision diligently seek Him. If you’re life is under construction, use eyes of vision to see what God is building instead of the mess right now.

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