Eyes to See the Unseen

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

August 11, 2025

Eyes to See the Unseen

He gives power to the weak

    and strength to the powerless.

Isaiah 40:29 

Below is a portion of a poem written during WW2, on the wall of a cellar in the Nazi concentration camp near Cologne:

I believe in the sun even when it is not shining.

And I believe in love,

even when there’s no one there.

I believe in God even when he is silent. 

If I had been in that person’s shoes, would I have been able to express faith with such conviction? Of course, I can’t answer that question. But pondering this poem, and reading Isaiah 40:29, I am reminded of three scriptures from the New Testament.

First and second: 2 Corinthians 5:7,

“For we live by believing and not by seeing,”

and Hebrews 11:1,

“Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.”

The writer of this poem had eyes that chose to see the unseen.

And third, Romans 8:26-27,

“And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.  And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will.”

I do not have to rely on my strength to express my faith with conviction. The Holy Spirit is working within me to give me strength and power.

My Takeaway: As I seek to remain steadfast in God’s grace for today, I remember with the Apostle Paul, “My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.” (Galatians 2:20)

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2025 by Alex M. Knight

 

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