Unseen
…but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. Psalm 34:9-10, ESV
When I read the passage above I was remind of how the Spirit of God that was working through Jesus when he was here on earth is the same Holy Spirit that lives in us. Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. John 14:10
I believe that, like Philip, many believers can easily forget that the same power working in Jesus is also at work within each of us. "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you" (John 14:26, ESV). Often, when we don’t see how things will work out or we lack the resources we think we need, we can start to think like Philip. The Holy Spirit has been teaching me that just because I can’t see the resources doesn’t mean they aren’t there. He is the answer, and He is right here with me.
He reminded me of this while I was working in my garden. I thought I had cleared all the plants and harvested every squash. The next day, the Holy Spirit prompted me to record a message about my squash plant and its abundance of resources. Before I started recording, He said, “Go back into the garden and take another look.” To my surprise, I found two squashes that I hadn’t even noticed previously—they were larger than the ones I had harvested the day before. As I reflected on this, the Holy Spirit said, “Just because something is unseen doesn’t mean it isn’t there.” I can’t see the Holy Spirit with my physical eyes, but He is always with me. Philip only saw Jesus and didn’t realize that the Father was there too. But Jesus told him, in everything you hear me say and do, know that the Father is with me!
Listen, we can’t see our mind, our will, or our emotions, yet we know they are there. God has provided for our every need and has given us the desires of our hearts. If it seems like you’re lacking something, call on the Holy Spirit and take another look—everything you need is with you now. If there’s something you think you need and God hasn’t revealed it, it means you don’t need it at this moment. There is no lack in God. Scripture says, “Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack! The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing” (Psalm 34:9-10, ESV). The unseen is more real than the seen, because everything comes from the unseen.
Key Points:
Unseen does not mean it is not there.
All you need is within you.
Everything comes from the unseen.
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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