Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Most sports fans will get this reference, but has your favorite team ever been on a losing streak? Remember how frustrated you were, yet so excited when they won their next game? You probably thought to yourself that you would never see the day they won again. But you believed that they would, you had faith that they would. Believing without seeing. Belief and faith in Jesus isn’t just a thought, it’s a commitment. It’s an obedient action through trust. Ask yourself, do you really need to see the nail marks before you believe? Faith is not blind, however all things in faith are not in plain sight. I keep going back to this, but the joy that believers have is not based on present circumstances. The joy comes from the past, present, and future salvation of our souls.
Spiritual Steve 