“By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.” (Hebrews 11:27—speaking of Moses)
“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” (Colossians 1:13-17) “Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.” (1 Timothy 1:17) Unseen I want to see what is unseen Because what I see is so unclear My focus has been scattered Cause the unseen to come near I want to see what is unseen To see what is hidden, veiled away I need the darkness of the clouds To be removed by an unseen Day I want to see what is unseen To behold the Holy, to see True I want to gaze on the invisible I want to behold the glory of You I want to see what is unseen To rest in ethereal unending bliss I want to feel Your invisible touch I want to know Your unseen kiss I want to see what is unseen To see death swallowed up in life To truly see the invisible God I need only look on Jesus Christ I want to see what is unseen God is Spirit without mortal form Christ is God wrapped in flesh Our sight revealed in His flesh torn I want to see what is unseen Gift of the Spirit causes sight God in Christ indwelling us Makes our darkened vision light I want to see what is unseen So I stop and quietly am still And allow my true eyes to open As with His holiness the Spirit fills I have seen Holy, felt His breath Heard His voice whisper my name I have seen the invisible eternal God And I will never be the same… “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen,” according to Hebrews 11:1. It is the clear evidence of what is invisible. Faith is seeing by the Spirit what can’t be seen with our natural eyes and hoping for it as if it had substance. Moses endured, ‘as seeing him who is invisible.’ I like to make the word of God personal sometimes like this; ‘Anne endured, as seeing him who is invisible.’ I’ve endured some things in my life. I am currently enduring some things in my life. How about you? The only way I have endured all that I have been through is in knowing that He is with me. I can’t visibly see Him, but He is with me. Every day. Every hour. Every moment. He is the Rock I stand on when I can’t quite reach. He is the Rock I hide behind when enemies encroach. He is the Rock of my refuge when I simply need to rest. He is the Rock of protection when storms rage all around. He is the Rock of my foundation; steady, sure, and firm. He is the Rock of grace that crushes the shame of my soul. He is the Rock of truth amid a flood of lies. He is the Rock of my salvation to which my heart is forever tied. I am coming to realize that what I can’t see is far more important than what I can. So, what are you looking at today? Your circumstances? An empty checking account? An illness that threatens your life? A relationship far removed from what you thought it was? A marriage on the brink of divorce? A wayward, disobedient child? A devastating loss? A body covered in bruises? A heart that is heavy? A hurt so deep you can't put it into words? Ask God to show you what you can’t see. Endure, as seeing Him who is invisible. Written by Anne Marie Hawke January 2022 To subscribe to my blog or to find out more about my writing, please visit my website at hawkewriter.com
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Rose Mary Berry
1/30/2022 06:44:51 am
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Brenda McMurray
1/30/2022 12:05:37 pm
Anne, truly God wispers to you and enables you express his word to us through you. I so love you.
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Lisa Cooper
2/9/2022 03:55:07 pm
What our love ones now see!
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Christian Lempeckski
2/28/2022 07:42:13 pm
The depths of your words in these beautiful and incredible poetic stanzas are extraordinary. Truly there is beauty not only from your words but that come from the inside out. This is breathtaking language such poetic words that you have constructed into one sensual message.
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