Title

Believing Is Seeing

Scripture
Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?”
(John 11:40)
Devotional
The adage, “Seeing is believing” in today’s technology holds no water. With the advent of computerized imaging and the trickery of science, you cannot always believe what you see. Most things are not as they appear. What you see is not necessarily what you get. However, in Christ believing is seeing. This is the working of faith. The writer of Hebrews said it this way, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” It is easy to believe in things we can see. Yet, these things often deceive us. Jesus said, believe Me, and I will show you things that have never been seen. When we believe Christ, He is then able to bring our dreams and visions to fulfillment. God desires to show us His glory. That is, He wants us see through the eyes of faith. He says, believe, and I will show you.
Thought For The Night
“Faith in God is not just believing he exists, but doing what he says because you believe he will keep his promises.” The late B. Clayton Bell, who pastored Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas.
 
Evening Text
John 11:40: Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?”
 
Looking for Answers
Evening Study Guide
Defining: “Believing”: The first step of faith. Considering that faith’s equation is “Believing + Trusting + Obeying = Faith.” Noah Webster says that “belief” is the persuasion of truth.
 
Referencing: “Jesus said to him,  ‘If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.’” Mark 9:23.
 
Applying: Know what you believe and why you believe it. For if you truly believe, you will share what you believe with others. “I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day,” 2 Timothy 1:12.