Labor to Believe

“I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!” Psalm 27:13

This does appear to be one of the greatest Christian duties—to believe. This world is a fog to the eye of faith. We look, but we do not perceive the eternal, so we judge by the here and now. So rarely it seems do we get a glimpse of eternal realities. When we see that death is not far from anyone and we see that eternity is long. We see that the grave regards king and peasant alike. We see our need for preparation for That Day. We see through the mist to Him. God does grant us these special views from time to time. O that we would cherish and cling to these times; that we would seek them out and as Edwards would say, “labor to be brought.” To be brought near to the living God and to His dwelling place, where the things of dirt grow dim. Thus it is that the righteous shall live by faith (Habakkuk 2:4).

Let us ask of God and He will give us these eyes to believe! And may He show mercy and give these eyes to the unconverted! Pray for eyes to see and ears to hear! Read the Bible, and believe.