1 PETER 1:8
"You love Him even though you have never seen Him. Though you do not see Him now, you trust Him; and you rejoice with a glorious and inexpressible joy.
The reward for trusting Him will be the Salvation of your souls."
You have heard the expression that seeing is believing. Nothing confirms the truth to a person like seeing something with their own eyes. Using our senses is the way of confirming something to be true. You can think of an example in your own life that confirms the above statements. When that confirmed bachelor finally got married you said, I would not have believed it if I had not seen it with my own eyes. The list is endless, the message is the same. We find something to be trustworthy if we see it with our own eyes.
Have you ever seen God? Has Jesus Christ ever been revealed to your sight personally? Do you see the Lord Jesus Christ right now? Then how can you be sure He exists if your senses, including your sight, do not reveal this to be true? It takes genuine faith to believe something that your senses can not confirm. This is the proof of a real love for the Lord Jesus Christ. You love Him even though you have never even seen Him. You trust Him even though He is not evidenced by your senses. You have inexpressible joy and you rejoice in the knowledge of Him. In this case, NOT SEEING IS BELIEVING!
The Lord has proved His existence in so many ways. We see His handy work in the universe. We have His word and that of His prophets. We have His existence written in our hearts and minds if we will but only listen. Believer's hear that still soft whisper of the Lord in their ear, and their hearts are filled with his indwelling spirit. Their is a great reward for trusting and believing in the Lord. He will be our salvation and will save our souls for eternity to be with Him. Are you counted in that blessed number of saved souls that understand NOT SEEING IS BELIEVING?
