Thurs., 5/14/20 Devotion (1 Pet. 1:7c, 8a)

Today's encouragement comes from 1 Peter 1:7c & 8a, where we read these words:

" . . . Jesus Christ, whom having not seen you love. . . . "

Is it possible for us to love Someone we have not seen? For that matter, is it possible for us to believe in the existence of that Someone (God), whom we have not seen? Indeed, the answer to these questions is, "Yes." How do we know that Jesus Christ exists; and that He has risen from the dead; and that we can love Him? Through credible witnesses. The ultimate Witness is the Holy Spirit Himself.

If we sincerely love The God we have not seen with the eyes of our bodies, we are blessed. Christ said as much, in Jn. 20:29. The greatest realities are not seen. Even atheists must employ them, in order to deny them. Let us love The Christ who is more *with* us, than we are with ourselves.

[Puritan quote of the day: "Compare sin with hell, and you shall see that sin is worse.” —Thomas Watson, in, "The Doctrine of Repentance"]