Seeing Him Who Is Invisible

“By faith [Moses] forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.” ~Hebrews 11:27

As I worked on memorizing Hebrews 11 this past week, one phrase stood out to me that I had never really noticed before.

“…he endured as seeing Him who is invisible…”  His eyes were continually kept on God.  This, I believe, is the heart of faith.  This is where we receive the strength to endure.  This is the heart of the Christian calling.  Consider Hebrews 12:1-2 which says,

“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

What are we to do?  We must lay aside every weight and sin that so easily ensnares.  What did Moses do?  He laid aside the treasures of Egypt.  He did not fear the wrath of the king, rejecting the sin of the fear of man.  He put away those things that are temporary and perishing.  And instead, he looked to God. His gaze was steadfast and his eyes unmoving.

According to Hebrews 12:2, that this generation has been given as well.  We are too look to Him as our example.  But He is so much more than that.  He is the power by which we can imitate that power.

His grace fills us.  He works in our lives.  It is He Who transforms our lives.  We must look to Him to receive this strength.  Not only will we view our perfect example, but we will also from that same gaze receive the strength we need endure as a good soldier of Christ (2 Timothy 2:3) like Moses did.

But where can we catch a glimpse of this perfect example and tap into this river of life?  Jesus Christ has revealed Himself to us through His Word!  This is where we can catch a glimpse of the mind of Christ.  In God’s Word we find comfort and strength.  God’s Word gives us the power we need to live life’s worthy of the calling to which we have been called.  Why?  Because Jesus is the Word.  They are unified, and as a result, when we read His Word, we are looking to Jesus.

So, where do we receive the strength we need to endure?  Where can we catch a glimpse of the perfect example?  Where might we find the power to imitate that example?  By “seeing Him who is invisible” like Moses did. Where might we find this One?  Through His revealed Word to us—the Scriptures. 

Set your eyes on Him in the morning as you read the Scriptures.  Keep your eyes on Him throughout the day by meditating on the Scriptures you have memorized.  Look to Him always in prayer.  May Christ dwell in your hearts through faith!