What is “invisible” anyway? If an object doesn’t reflect
light into our eyes in the “visible spectrum,” we don’t see it. Some creatures
can see what we can’t. For example, bees can “see” into the infrared spectrum. Or
think of the interstellar hunters in the Predator
movies. They saw in a different spectrum than their prey.
Our sight is pretty limited, isn’t it? Think of all the
important things that we know are there, but which we do not see with physical
sight. Love, hope, patriotism. Russia, dust mites, satellites. Deep sea
creatures, the internet, hydrogen gas.
From the New Testament’s perspective, the spiritual realm is
more real and lasting than the realm of physical sight. But people only see
into that realm when God allows it.
Right now you and I could be in the presence of angels and
demons and be unaware of them. We could be in the presence of Almighty God, and
not give Him another thought. Because we cannot see Him.
Which brings me to one of the reasons I admire Jesus so
much.
- He is the image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15a, ESV).
- No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known (John 1:18, ESV).
- He is the radiance of the glory of God, and the exact imprint of his nature… (Hebrews 1:3a, ESV).
God has had mercy upon our blindness, and shown us Jesus. When
we see Him in the pages of Scripture, when our spiritual blindness is healed to see Him at work in our lives, we are seeing God. The One who used to be
invisible to us.
