We are born into a world already in motion. We did not ask to be here, did not choose the timing, did not set the rules. We opened our eyes and the storm was already raging. Nations were already at war. Governments were already corrupt. Lies were already being rewarded. Truth was already being punished. Into this house we were born. Into this world we were thrown. And from the moment we arrive, everything around us trains us to trust only what we can see, touch, measure, count, and control.
The physical world demands our attention. Bills need paying. Bodies age. Illness strikes. Food runs out. Violence erupts. Headlines scream. Cameras show us devastation in real time. Children cry. Believers are dragged from their homes, imprisoned, beaten, murdered, not because they broke laws, but because they belong to Mashiach. These are not theories. These are not ideas. These are things people can see with their own eyes. And yet, even with all this evidence, most people refuse to acknowledge what it means.
The problem is not that people cannot see. The problem is that they will not receive.
Scripture never says discernment comes from intelligence. It comes from submission. It comes from receiving Yeshua. Without Him, the eyes work, but understanding does not. This is why people stare straight at corruption and call it progress. They watch billions stolen from the poor and call it compassion. They see evil celebrated and righteousness mocked and call it freedom. They see believers slaughtered across continents and shrug. The evidence is there. The meaning is rejected.
Faith does not ask us to pretend the storm is not real. Faith stands in the storm and understands it.
From the beginning, God revealed Himself as unseen yet unmistakably present. When Moses stood before the bush that burned without being consumed, God revealed His Name. אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh I Am Who I Am Exodus 3:14. This was not poetry. This was ontology. God was declaring that He is existence itself. Uncaused. Self sustaining. Not dependent on the material world. The verb הָיָה hayah, to be is not passive. It is continuous. God does not merely exist. He actively is.
From this Name comes YHWH. Not a title. A reality. God is not visible, yet everything visible depends on Him. This alone should tell us something critical. Reality itself is built on what cannot be seen.
Israel struggled with this. They saw the sea split. They ate manna. They drank water from stone. And still they demanded something visible to worship. A calf they could touch. A “god” they could manage. Their rebellion was not ignorance. It was refusal to trust the unseen.
That same refusal governs the modern world.
Today, entire systems operate against God while claiming moral authority. Laws are passed that protect evil and punish righteousness. Governments promise aid while siphoning unimaginable wealth into private hands. Children are trafficked. The elderly are discarded. Families are dismantled. Truth is censored. Lies are amplified. This is not accidental. It is coordinated. Yet coordination does not require visible demons in the streets. Influence works invisibly.
Scripture is clear that we do not see the spiritual realm. We are not meant to. Even believers do not see Satan or his minions walking about. What we see is fruit. Corruption. Confusion. Pride. Violence. Theft. Deception. These are measurable. These are observable. These are the evidence.
Paul states plainly that we walk by faith, not by sight 2 Corinthians 5:7. This does not mean we ignore what our eyes see. It means we do not let the visible world lie to us about its meaning.
Faith in Scripture is not mental agreement. The Greek word πίστις pistis, trust, faithfulness in Romans 1:17 describes allegiance and reliance. It is relational. It is lived. It is obedience rooted in trust. Pistis is not believing something might be true. It is acting as though God is true even when everything visible argues otherwise.
Hebrews defines faith with precision. Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen Hebrews 11:1. The word assurance is ὑπόστασις hypostasis substance, foundation. Faith is substance. It is not imaginary. It is not emotional. It is a grounding reality that allows a person to stand upright while everything collapses.
Look at the world right now. Believers in Mashiach are being hunted in Africa, the Middle East, Asia. Their deaths are barely reported. Their suffering is dismissed. Why. Because the world does not value what God values. Because those without discernment cannot interpret what they see. They see persecution and call it politics. They see murder and call it stability. They see silence and call it peace.
This blindness was foretold. Yeshua Himself said that people would see and not perceive, hear and not understand Matthew 13:14. Not because evidence was lacking, but because hearts were hardened. Discernment is not given to those who refuse Him.
And here is the hard truth. The storm intensifies because rebellion intensifies. Not because Satan is winning, but because God is allowing the fruit of human pride to ripen. Judgment often looks like permission.
We are riders on this storm. Not observers. Participants. The question is not whether the storm exists. It does. The question is who do you trust while riding through it?
The Israelites wandered forty years seeing desert instead of promise. Their tents leaked. Their food was repetitive. Their enemies were visible. Yet God was present every day. Cloud. Fire. Provision. Protection. The unseen hand sustained them while the visible world tested them.
The same pattern holds now.
God does not stop every evil act. He restrains enough to preserve His purposes. He allows enough to expose hearts. This is why corruption is now blatant. Why lies are no longer subtle. Why evil no longer hides. Exposure precedes judgment. Always.
People ask where God is while refusing to look honestly at what is happening. He is where He has always been. Faithful. Sovereign. Unseen.
Yeshua came as God in flesh, yet even then people demanded proof. They saw miracles and accused Him of sorcery. They heard truth and called it blasphemy. Even with God standing before them, visible and tangible, belief still required faith. After His resurrection He said, blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed John 20:29. Not because belief without evidence is noble, but because belief despite resistance is obedient.
Receiving Yeshua changes how the world is interpreted. Not because it reveals the spiritual realm visually, but because it grants discernment. The Hebrew word בִּין bin understand discern Proverbs 2:5 is connected to fear of YHWH. Discernment flows from reverence, not observation alone.
This is why two people can watch the same event and reach opposite conclusions. One sees injustice. The other sees necessity. One sees evil. The other sees progress. Sight is shared. Discernment is not.
Faith does not remove the storm. Faith teaches you how to ride through it without being swallowed by it. Faith anchors you to a God who is unseen yet consistent, invisible yet faithful, silent yet active.
We do not see the spiritual realm. We were never meant to. What we see is enough. The collapse of moral order. The persecution of the righteous. The reward of deception. The suffering of the innocent. These are the visible signs of an unseen rebellion. And also of an unseen restraint.
God is not absent. He is patient.
The unseen governs the seen. Always has. Always will. Those who receive Yeshua are given eyes to interpret, hearts to endure, and strength to obey. Those who refuse Him remain trapped in what they see, unable to understand why the storm never stops.
Riders on the storm are not fearless. They are faithful. They hold fast to the One who is, who was, and who is coming, even when the wind howls and the road disappears.
That is trusting in the unseen.
PRAYER:
Heavenly Father,
Open our eyes and hearts to the reality around us. We see the storms, the suffering of Your people, the oppression of the innocent, the corruption of leaders, and the destruction of truth. Forgive us when we trust only what we can see. Teach us to walk by faith, not by sight, and to discern Your hand even in the chaos.
Yeshua, we receive You now. We surrender our understanding, our judgments, our pride, and our comfort. Teach us to recognize the patterns of righteousness and evil, to sense the weight of the unseen realm, and to act faithfully even when we cannot see the full scope of Your plan. Grant us discernment to know what is from You and what is from the enemy. Guard our hearts from fear, complacency, and the temptation to excuse sin as normal.
Holy Spirit, open our eyes to perceive what can be discerned. Strengthen us to stand with courage for Your truth. Help us to love what You love, defend what You defend, and follow where You lead, even in storms that rage around us. Give us patience for Your timing, clarity in Your purpose, and trust in Your unseen work.
Father, work in the hearts of those who refuse to see. Bring light to minds blinded by pride, deception, or fear. Protect Your children around the world. Deliver them from harm. Strengthen their faith. Let their endurance shine as a witness to Your power and love.
Guide us through the storms we can see. Help us to navigate the violence, greed, and chaos with Your wisdom. Teach us to act with courage, to endure with hope, and to trust that You are sustaining the unseen, governing the visible, and empowering us to walk faithfully. May we live as witnesses of Your truth, even when the world mocks, resists, or persecutes.
We pray all this in the Name of Yeshua HaMashiach, the One who reigns over both the seen and the unseen, the One who guides us through the storm, the Light in the darkness, the faithful King.
Amen.
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