More Than Meets The Eye

There is more here than meets the eye. I am sure we are all pretty familiar with this expression. It applies in an awful lot of areas. If I were to be standing before you right now I could easily say, "There is more here than meets the eye." As you looked at me you undoubtedly would formulate some opinions of me based on the way I look, but I can assure you that there is much more to me than what meets the eye. Even though what meets your eye would be pretty impressive, Just Kidding!

There is more here than meets the eye is also something that applies many times in our spiritual lives. How many times have you and I been in difficult situations or circumstances and we felt that for whatever reason God had abandoned us, that He was off in another part of the world taking care of someone else's issues? We felt that God had forgotten us, that maybe we had angered Him and so He left us, but there is more here than meets the eye. One of my favorite Bible verses is 2 Corinthians 4:18 which says, "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary but what is unseen in eternal." I know it is not easy to do, but if we are to live Christian lives that are filled with joy and victory then we have to live lives of faith. In a recent blog I shared with you Hebrews 11:6 which says, "Without faith it is impossible to please God..." Trusting what we cannot see is very much a part of this life of faith.

Let me share with you another great bible verse. This one comes from the Old Testament in 2 Kings 6:15-17 When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. "Oh, my lord, what shall we do?" the servant asked. "Don't be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them." And Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes so he may see." Then the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. This servant was afraid because of what he saw but Elisha the prophet prayed that his eyes would be open to see the unseen. To realize that there was a greater force on his side than what his physical eyes could see.

My prayer for you is that God will also open your eyes (and mine as well) to see what we cannot see. To realize that there is more going on in our lives than meets the eye. God has promised to never leave us or forsake us. As the old saying goes, "If God seems far away, guess who moved?" He doesn't move away from us but is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. Remember as you go through the remainder of this week, there is more going on in your life than meets the eye.

God Bless!
Pastor Sheldon