Battles And Front Lines Devotional By Rita Springerናሙና

Invisible God

I can remember being asked as a child what superpower I would most want to have. Without hesitation, I answered, “The power to be invisible!” The thought of being invisible was intriguing. I mean, the list of things you could get away with is endless. In a world where we struggle to be seen and recognized, it’s humorous that I thought being invisible was a great superpower. The greater irony is that the hardest thing to embrace about belief in God is that He actually is invisible. The author of Hebrews says that our faith is hope for what our eyes have not yet seen (Hebrews 11:1). Spirituality in Christ is based on belief without sight. We have sunk our hope in a story about a God whom we have never seen. It is amazing to think about the sheer power of this because, as believers, we are saying our faith acts like a super invisible power!

Several years ago, I traveled to sing in a small Methodist church just outside of Boston. I was stunned to find that their worship leader was blind! She had such a profound joy and was a deep well of faith. While we were walking into the sanctuary, my handbag tipped over, and some change fell onto the floor. Without hesitation, she said, “Rita, you seemed to have lost a quarter, a dime and two nickels!” I looked down and, sure enough, that exact change had fallen out of my purse!

Her precision astonished me. Her experience with blindness had sharpened her hearing so that she would know the exact sound each coin made as it hit the ground. Her world had no physical imagery, but her hearing let her know what was real. When we look for an image of God in our minds, we can probably conjure up pictures we have seen. As we set out to know God, we connect with the invisible and put shape to it with our faith. If you struggle with God not being present because your eyes cannot see Him, be encouraged. Trust your faith and tune your ears to hear what you cannot see.