Live by Faith, Not by Sight

The Holy Spirit lives within all believers to guarantee the day when our spirit will live with Him and we'll be given our new glorified bodies. This life is a life of faith, for our eyes can certainly deceive us, and we can only partially see the reality of all that God is and all that He has created.

July's Message, Day 30:

Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. For we live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 2 Corinthians 5:5-8 NIV

God has given us the Holy Spirit, who resides within us, guaranteeing our salvation and our new glorified bodies that we receive at Christ's coming for the church, the rapture. As long as we are in these perishable bodies we are away from His intimate presence, but when we die, our spirit goes to Him, and at the rapture we receive our imperishable bodies for eternity. Yes, we await that wonderful and glorious day! We long for this day looking forward to it by faith, "For we live by faith, not by sight." Our sight only gives us a dim and partial perception of all that there truly is in all God's creation. The spiritual realm is invisible, and scientists also "believe" that much of our universe is made up of "dark matter" and "dark energy", unable to be visualized or easily determined, yet mathematical formulas tell us it must be there. Do not just trust in what you see, but have faith in what you believe and know to be true.