What We Cannot See

Often there is a fear of the unknown. Once in a while there will be a mole in our lawn, and I try to trap the mole so it doesn't ruin our yard. I heard there is another animal that likes to tear up grass that lives in the south, but slowly this animal's territory is expanding, and it is almost in St. Louis - the armadillo. Right now, if I had to pick, I would rather have moles in my yard than armadillos for one solid reason - I know about moles, but I don't know much about armadillos.

Sometimes there is a fear of the unknown, but sometimes we are oblivious to in. Sometimes what we don't see is more powerful than the struggles that we are facing. When Paul wrote his letter to the Corinthian Christians, there was a powerful nation oppressing them making it hard to claim Jesus as Savior - the Romans. The Romans had power, prestige, armies, influence, and they were everywhere. Paul was trying to convince his readers that this is nothing compared to the power inside them, unseen power of Jesus that resides in the heart of Christians.

2 Corinthians 4:17-18New International Version (NIV)

17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen,since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Today you are probably not afraid of the Romans, but there might be some other threats that have you concerned - terrorists, deadly diseases, natural destruction, violence, anger, hopelessness... These struggles are real, but they pale in comparison to what great things lie in store for our futures, and the Great Thing that resides inside of us.