BELIEVING WHAT WE CAN’T SEE

Some people say they won’t believe in anything they can’t see. They like to quote the saying, "Seeing is believing." And because they can’t see God, they won’t believe in Him.

But really, we all believe in all kinds of things we can’t see. If I asked you, "Do you believe you have a brain?" you might be insulted, but you’d say, "Sure, I have a brain." But how do you know you do? Have you ever seen it? I’ve never seen mine, but I still believe I have one. Have you ever seen the wind? Of course not, because you can’t actually see the wind. But you probably still believe there really is such a thing as wind, even though you can’t see it, because you can see what it does. I’ve never seen a germ or bacteria, but I believe they exist; I have sure felt the effect they can have on a human body.

We’re told about God in Romans 1 that what may be known about God has been made plain to humans. Verse 20 reads, "For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse."

So we don’t have any excuse for not believing in God. Even though we can’t see God, we can see what He has done, and know that He is real!