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Though you have not seen Him

Though you have not seen Him


"Though you have not seen Him—you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now—you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy!" 1 Peter 1:8

It is a spiritual sight of Christ
—which leads to confidence in Him, and love to Him. Many who saw Him with their bodily eyes—despised and rejected Him. It is the revelation of Him by the Holy Spirit to the heart—which leads to holy delight in Him.

When we see how suited He is to us as perishing sinners—then He becomes precious to us.

When the glories of His person , the perfection of His work , and the love of His heart , are revealed to us—then He becomes, in our estimation, "the chief among ten thousand," and "the altogether lovely One!"

When His love , in its freeness and fullness, is revealed to us—then love is kindled in our hearts to Him.

May I be led to know more of the precious Savior. May my apprehensions of His compassion and grace be enlarged. May I comprehend the breadth, and length, and depth, and height of His love! Though I have not seen Him, may I rejoice in Him with inexpressible and glorious joy. And may my love to Christ be evident . . .
  by my regard to His will,
  by my concern for His glory, and
  by a constant desire to live to His praise!

"May you have the power to understand, as all God's people should—how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is.  May you experience the love of Christ—though it is too great to understand fully!" Ephesians 3:18-19

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