"SEEING IS BELIEVING??"

1 Corinthians 2:9-12              (KJV)
"9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which GOD hath prepared for them that love him.
10 But GOD HATH REVEALED them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of GOD.
11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of GOD knoweth no man, but the Spirit of GOD.
12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of GOD; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of GOD."



How many times have you heard "SEEING IS BELIEVING"?  IF you see something with your own eyes you are considered an EYE-WITNESS.  An EYE-WITNESS can prove invaluable in a court case.  Many court cases have been decided by an EYE-WITNESS telling what they have seen.But, what about those whose vision is impaired?  What about the people whose ability to see is not "20/20"?  Can they be used as an "EYE-WITNESS"?  Can what they have seen be counted on as the real truth because of corrective vision measures taken?

The things GOD HATH REVEALED to us are things that can be trusted more than an EYE-WITNESS account!  Don't be upset when others haven't had the same revelation as you have though.  GOD may have a purpose for only revealing HIS plan to only you (Noah in Hebrews 11:7).  "The things which GOD hath prepared" may benefit many, but GOD may only need to reveal HIS plan to those necessary in order for HIM to receive glory for those plans!

Verse 12 informs us that Believers in The LORD possess the Spirit of GOD, not the spirit of the world.  The plans of GOD will not make a lot of sense to the world as they do not SEE the things of the Spirit!   GOD reveals HIS plans to HIS people to glorify HIS name before all.  The glorification of HIS followers is not something HE promotes.

What we spiritually SEE can be directly attributed to what we believe!  While it is true that in our physical beings "SEEING IS BELIEVING", in our Spiritual beings "BELIEVING IS SEEING" is what true reality is based upon.  When GOD HATH REVEALED something to you, FAITH (Hebrews 11:6) demands that you act accordingly.  Had Noah NOT acted accordingly (Hebrews 11:7), the flood would have consumed his family also.  And that would have been "SEEING IS BELIEVING"!!