Hidden In Plain Sight

John 14:15-17 “If you love Me, you will keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever. 17 He is the spirit of truth. The world is unable to receive Him because it doesn’t see Him or know Him. But you know Him, because He remains with you and will be in you.” ~CSB

One thing we have naturally equipped ourselves to do is to be almost completely dependent on our eyes. Think about it, even when we are at a party among friends, (who we trust); and a game is about to take place that requires putting on a blind fold. As soon as our eyes are covered and we can no longer see what is around us, a fear arises. The sudden need for that dependency to see, grips our very soul. 

We do not trust what we cannot see. To be physically dependent on someone holding our hands to guide us as we move is a scary feeling for someone who is used to navigating life with their eyes. This is our problem when it comes to our spirituality. And it is a crushing blow in the foundation in our relationship we have with the Lord. 

This is because the Lord works in the areas in which we cannot see. In other words, we must trust Him to do what He said he would do for us when it comes to His promises in our lives. The world cannot see God. This is why it has spent so much time training us not to see Him either. We have fallen for the lies of the devil and allowed our flesh to be trained by the world. The reality becomes, what we do not see, we do not believe.

It is time to change that. It’s time to allow our trust in the Lord to become our awareness of what’s ‘hidden in plain sight’! Our focus should always be on God and His intent for us. When He created us he gave us everything we need to be successful in this life. The world teaches us that if we cannot figure out how God is going to bless us, we think He can’t. This is a lie and falsity. We are not supposed to know how or when God is going to bless us. We are supposed to trust in Him, and His promises to us. 

Jesus says that He asked God and God gave us “...a Counselor to be with us forever…” We must trust the Holy Spirit and His guidance, so that we will always take the right path on our journey in Christ. The world may not know the Holy Spirit, but we know Him, “...because He remains with us…” 

And the best news in all of this, is that Jesus promised us in verse 18 that He, “...will not leave us as orphans; I am coming to you…”, He says. May God bless and keep you under his protection, love, and healing power as you continue your journey in Jesus name.

Amen