The Things Which Are Not Seen Are Eternal

While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. (2 Corinthians 4:18)

Here's a strange but true statement: “What you can't see is more real, and more permanent, than what you can.” The physical world feels like the solid one because you can touch it, but it's the temporary one. The spiritual world is the one that was there first and will still be forever.

When Joshua won the battle for Jericho, the victory began with meditation on God’s Word. He built something inside himself that the natural eye couldn't track. So, when the instruction finally came to march around a city seven times and watch the walls collapse, he didn't flinch, even though the instructions seemed implausible. He trusted God’s Word because he'd built himself up in it and understood the unseen reality of faith.

You might need to shut off some noise to get there yourself. Turn off the screen for a while. Put the phone down more than you usually do. The bigger the problem you're facing, the more time you need in the unseen realm, not less. A small amount of meditation isn't going to move a giant problem.

Practical Application

Cut something out today—the phone, the noise, whatever's crowding you—and spend that time instead meditating on the Word connected to your biggest current problem.

Hebrews 11:1; Hebrews 11:3