Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. (Heb. 11:1)
Expanded Passage: Hebrews 11:1-6
My friend’s mother, Gloria, lost her eyesight. One day she was fine, then light began to fade. Within one month she was blind. I have often pondered what her life is like: not to see the face of a grandchild; never to marvel at a yellow and orange sunset; never to read a book or celebrate a beautiful painting; never to see the words of Scripture again.
But she has amazed us all. Even in the darkness her faith has grown. Instead of seeing with outward eyes, she sees with spiritual eyes. Her mind’s eye remembers the beauty she once beheld. Her spiritual eyes are focused on Jesus. Her faith is not diminished but has grown by leaps and bounds.
One cannot explain these mysteries. Yet the Bible is filled with examples of people like Gloria, men and women of faith who heard God and believed in him. Noah built an ark when God told him to, and he didn’t even know what an ark was. Abraham left his home and all that he knew to travel to a land he had never seen. Gideon fought an army of thousands with only three hundred men.
That is faith. By focusing on what God knows and not what we know, God opens our spiritual eyes so that we may see through his eyes what is best for us and his kingdom.
Ask God to increase your faith through seeing his world with spiritual eyes.
M. Norman previously served as a writer for Light from the Word.
© 2026 Wesleyan Publishing House. Reprinted from Light from the Word. Used by permission. Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®.
