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"Brightly beams our Father's mercy

From the lighthouse evermore;

But to us He gives the keeping

Of the light along the shore."

SEEING THE INVISIBLE

Fanny Crosby wrote many inspiring hymns, hymns that take on even more meaning once one learns that Fanny was blind.  In her hymn, “Safe in the Arms of Jesus”, she penned, “Here let me wait with patience, wait till the night is o’er; Wait till I see the morning, break on the golden shore.”  And, in the chorus of her song “Saved by Grace” she wrote, “And I shall see Him face to face, and tell the story saved by grace.”  Though Fanny could not see with her eyes, with eyes of faith she saw God and she saw heaven.  If you are reading this article, you are blessed to see what is visible in this life.  But, do you, as Fanny, see the invisible?  Moses, whose eyesight never dimmed though he lived 120 years (Dt 34:7), also had excellent spiritual vision, and as Fanny, saw the invisible.

            Moses saw powerful Pharoah.  He knew Pharaoh wanted to kill him after he killed an Egyptian in defense of an Israelite. (Ex 2:11-16).  But, he left Egypt, not fearing Pharaoh’s wrath. How was he able to do this?  He endured, trusting the One who is unseen to protect him. (Heb 11:27).  By faith, do you see God?  “Since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.” (Rom 1:20).  All that you see with your physical eyes points to a Divine and Eternal Creator.  Look at the magnificent beauty of a sunset.  Do you see God?   How can you not?!!

            Moses saw the pleasure of sin and the treasures of Egypt.  But rather than enjoy sin and have great riches, he chose to suffer with the

FREE BIBLE STUDY ON FAITH AVAILABLE

Perhaps you wonder, “How do I develop spiritual eyesight?  How can I see the invisible?”  The answer is, “Through faith”.  Faith is a much-misunderstood word.  Sadly, even many religious people see it as “blindly accepting what I can’t see, even though it doesn’t make sense”.  The American Heritage Dictionary gives a definition for “faith” as used in this way:  “Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence.”  Though we may use “faith” this way in our speech, the Bible never defines faith this way.  “Faith” is rather defined as reasonable trust or confidence that is based on evidence.  Throughout the Bible, God never once asked man to “check his brain at the door” and put his trust in Him without reason.  Christianity is a religion based on reason that can be explained from one person to the next.  Peter instructed Christians to always be “ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence.” (1 Pet 3:15)

            The Palmer Rd. church of Christ would like to offer to you free of charge a study course entitled, “Evidences for Faith.”  The course consists of 10 lessons:  An introductory lesson on the meaning of “faith”, two lessons on reasons to believe there is a God, four lessons on reasons to believe that the Bible is the Word of God, followed by three reasons to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.  You may study this course by correspondence.  A lesson text consists of text full of Bible references, which you should read along with the lesson.   Then