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Some folks have this issue about believing in a God that they cannot see
Some folks have this issue about believing in a God that they cannot see. My question is this: Where is it that you don't see him, and what is it that you can't see him in? I mean really, is it maybe in the food you eat, or maybe in the air you breathe? "He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth" (Psm. 104:14). Seriously now, have you ever thought about your body, and how everything is just kind of put together to make a whole unit that really works well together for all kinds of purposes? David thought about his: "I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made : marvellous are thy works" (Psm. 139:14). Or maybe they haven't ever looked up at the heavens, and seen the heavenly bodies that just kind of happen to be there. David DID notice them, and commented: "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard" (Psm. 19:1-3). WHOOOOOOO!! PRAISE GOD, I just LOVE that last verse! No my friend, you don't even have to know how to read, write, or even communicate in language, to plainly SEE WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU! I love the scripture that says, "The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness" (Eccl. 2:14). What this means is that a wise man DOES NOT OVERLOOK what is right in front of him! And another proverb is just like it, that says; "Wisdom is before him that hath understanding ; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth" (Prov. 17:24).
The reason people can't see God is because they are not seeing what is right in front of their face 24/7/365! And what IS right in front of everyone? GOD - IN EVERYTHING - AT ALL TIMES!! Amen amen! How about the formation and birth of a child? Oh yeah, let's not forget the growth and maturity of a child into an adult either. And water is really nice to drink, don't you think? Me too. I remember working for a friend in a produce stand many years ago, and one day I was just sitting there alone, waiting for customers. Looking around at all of those nice raw fruits and vegetables, the holy Ghost settled on my spirit; and I really saw how immeasurably GOOD God is, that he made all of these things for us, and gave us the taste buds to like the tastes that he created in these foods. Not to mention how GOOD these things are for our bodies! And it was really thoughtful that God didn't put us on Mars or Jupiter, where we would have become a block of ice and destroyed by gases; or on Venus or Mercury where we would have been melted. It's really interesting how we are just far enough away from the Sun to have ideal living conditions. Well, this could go on and on and on and on, but I'm certain the point is sufficiently made. We can just go ahead and let the scripture conclude this thought and observation for us today: "For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are CLEARLY SEEN, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that THEY ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE" (Rom. 1:20). I don't know about you friend, but all I can say to that is AMEN!!!