WALK BY FAITH NOT BY SIGHT
16-18So we're not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There's far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever. 2 Corinthians 4:18 (The Message)
For true people of faith, the unseen world of what God has promised is more real to them than the concrete reality around them. In fact, a person of faith's confidence in God is his reality. There is a story about when Disney World had just opened and had only one ride. Walt Disney was sitting on a bench on the grounds, seeming to just stare into space. One of his workers, who was manicuring the grass, came past him and said, "How are you, sir?" Without looking at the man, he said, "Fine," and kept on staring. So the man said, "Mr. Disney, what are you doing?" "I'm looking at my mountain," he answered. "I see the mountain right there." Walt told his architects about this mountain. As he talked, they wrote down what he said, and then they drew up the plans. Walt died before Space Mountain was built, so he never saw it constructed. When Space Mountain was dedicated, the governor and the mayor were present, and Walt's widow was also there. One of the young men stood up to introduce her, and said, "It's a pity that Mr. Disney is not here today to see this mountain, but we're glad his wife is here." Mrs. Disney walked up to the podium, looked at the crowd, and said, in effect, "I must correct this young man. Walt already saw the mountain. It is you who are just now seeing it.
Our God is so Faithful, All His promises in Christ Jesus are yes and amen, it is impossible for Him to lie! When we simply trust our God to do what it is that He has promised, it pleases Him so much. Refuse to focus your sight on what you see now and picture in your mind, you standing right in the middle of what our Faithful God has promised. There was an old song that I love dearly entitled, "Standing On the Promises of God." It goes, Standing on the promises that CAN NOT FAIL! Make the decision to trust Him today, I promise you this, you'll never regret it!
