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(Click refresh or reload for current message) Tuesday,
September 26, 2023
We
enjoy the
apple
varieties at
Seyfert
Orchards, in
Lebanon
County.
"Seeing
The Invisible"
Message
summary: "We
live by faith,
not by sight"
(2 Corinthians
5:7). Like
Moses I also
persevere to
see Him who is
invisible
through eyes
of faith.
Listen
to our message
on your audio
player.
"He (Moses) persevered because he saw Him who is invisible" (Hebrews 11:27b). "We live by faith, not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:7). ![]() Charlie
and Rosie
Goumas are
friends we
came to know
when we lived
in New England
who are both
blind. We met
them at a
conference in
Boston some
twenty-five
years ago when
they stopped
by a display
booth we
hosted for
Daily
Encouragement.
After visiting
for a few
minutes they
signed up to
receive our
daily
messages. Then
we began to
hear from
them. At
first, before
we began
podcasting,
they listened
to a reader on
their computer
that converted
the text to a
synthesized
computerized
voice. Tech
has sure come
a long way
since that
time! Now,
Siri is so
realistic I
often thank
her.
Charlie and Rosie have done very well living their lives in a sighted world. They both serve the Lord and have a positive, faith-filled outlook. They met at the Perkins School for the Blind, the oldest school for the blind in the United States. As a child Rosie met Helen Keller who had also attended the same school many years earlier. ![]() One
Sunday morning
they took the
train from
Boston and
came to visit
us in Taunton,
Massachusetts
about 40 miles
away. We had a
warm time of
fellowship as
they attended
our church and
shared a meal
with us
afterward.
Rosie is an
outstanding
concert
pianist and
played for our
congregation a
beautiful
arrangement of
"How Great
Thou Art". The
photo shows
them sitting
on our back
porch before
they took the
train back to
the city.
![]() In a sighted world where "seeing is believing" one of the great challenges is living the life of faith in an unseen God. Following Christ is indeed a walk of faith, of believing in One whom we cannot see in the physical world around us, although there is an abundance of evidence for His existence. Earlier in Hebrews 11 we read, "By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible" (v.3). Dedicated Bible readers recognize Hebrews 11 to be the "Faith Chapter." Our daily verse powerfully gives us a glimpse of the faith of Moses in a short phrase: "He persevered because he saw Him who is invisible." Spurgeon writes, "This is what you and I must do: feel that it is but common sense, sanctified common sense, to be looking out for that which will endure forever, and to let these temporary things go, if it be needful that they go, that we may win the crown that does not fade away." People of faith thus identify with what is an apparent contradiction, seeing the invisible, which is even more stunning in the Greek, which uses the same root word for "saw" and "invisible". We understand the inspired Biblical writer is describing faith's ability to see with the eyes of the heart what is unseen with our physical eyes. After the resurrection Jesus speaks forth a blessing to all of us who would follow Him on the basis of faith and not sight: "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed" (John 20:29). Peter, an eyewitness to the life of Christ as He carried out His earthly ministry, states in his epistle: "Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy" (1 Peter 1:8). "We live by faith, not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:7). Like Moses we also persevere to see Him who is invisible through eyes of faith. May you all do likewise. Stephen
&
Brooksyne
Weber
![]() *
Harry might
have used an
alternate
rendering, "We
walk by faith,
not by sight".
Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental
Resources
"Open
The Eyes Of My
Heart Lord"
Watch
video on
YouTube
Maranatha
Music
When
I greeted
Harry on
Sunday I said
"I wonder if
your favorite
hymn might be
'Open My Eyes
That I Might
See'". I was
recalling this
list of hymns
based on
occupations I
came across
many years
ago!
The Dentist's Hymn.............Crown Him With Many Crowns* The Weatherman's Hymn..........There Shall Be Showers of Blessing The Contractor's Hymn..........The Church's One Foundation The Tailor's Hymn..............Holy, Holy, Holy The Golfer's Hymn..............There is A Green Hill Far Away The Politician's Hymn..........Standing on the Promises The Optometrist's Hymn.........Open My Eyes That I Might See The IRS Agent's Hymn...........I Surrender All The Gossip's Hymn..............Pass It On The Electrician's Hymn.........Send the Light The Shopper's Hymn.............Sweet By and By The Realtor's Hymn.........I've Got A Mansion Just Over the Hilltop The Pilot's Hymn...............I'll Fly Away The Paramedic's Hymn...........Revive Us Again The Judge's Hymn...............Almost Persuaded The Psychiatrist's Hymn........Just a Little Talk With Jesus The Architect's Hymn...........How Firm A Foundation The Credit Card Telemarketer's Hymn.....A Charge To Keep I Have The Zookeeper's Hymn...........All Creatures of Our God & King The Postal Worker's Hymn.......So Send I You The Waiter's Hymn..............Fill My Cup, Lord The Gardener's Hymn............Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming The Lifeguard's Hymn...........Rescue the Perishing The Criminal's Hymn............Search Me, O God The Baker's Hymn...............When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder The Shoe Repairer's Hymn.......It Is Well With My Soul The Travel Agent's Hymn........Anywhere With Jesus The Geologist's Hymn...........Rock of Ages The Hematologist's Hymn........Are You Washed in the Blood? The Mens' Wear Clerk's Hymn....Blest Be the Tie The Umpire's Hymn..............I Need No Other Argument The Librarian's Hymn...........Whispering Hope *
Yesterday
Brooksyne had
the first part
of having a
crown placed
on a tooth. I
don't think
she wanted to
sing "Crown me
with many
crowns"!
From the same
source I found
this list:
Now, for those
who speed on
the highway, a
few hymns for
you:
45 mph......................God Will Take Care of You 55 mph......................Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah 65 mph......................Nearer My God to Thee 75 mph......................Nearer Still Nearer 85 mph......................This World Is Not My Home 95 mph......................Lord, I'm Coming Home Over 100 mph................Precious Memories ![]()
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