Magazine for July 2010
Visibility
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The most important things in life are invisible. Think about it.
Of course we need food and shelter, and you can see those, but apart from that what are the things we look for most; success, happiness, health? Or maybe beauty, inspiration or love? |
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You can see evidence that they’re there but everything we value most is invisible. And it’s not just the good and important that are invisible, but the bad we treat as important are invisible too. The secret motivations that we sometimes let drive us are unseen, and we’d be horrified if it was any other way. The things we spend our lives looking for, and the things we want no one to see, they are both invisible.
But most important of all, God is invisible. And the most important thing in every situation is what God is doing there, and we are fooling ourselves completely if we think we know that. After all, every time Jesus had a confrontation with the Pharisees, it wasn’t like they deliberately argue against God; they’re just convinced that with all their study and all their knowledge, they know what’s right and what’s wrong. And their friends all agree with them.
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So every time we see a situation, it’s good to remember that most of the relevant facts are invisible. And every time we carefully assess a situation, it’s good to remember we are missing out on most of the relevant information. It’s almost enough to make me quit judging and leave it up to God.
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Steve Hood