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 inexpressible
and glorious joy.
For you are receiving the end result of your faith—the salvation of your souls."
First Peter, verses 8 and 9.
Peter actually saw Jesus.
He ate breakfast with Him on the beach after the resurrection.
And here he is writing to people who never laid eyes on Him, telling them that their
joy is every bit as real.
Real and glorious are big words for something that doesn't fit into words at all.
You probably had a moment of it—a worship song in the car, an answered prayer you stopped
expecting, a quiet second where you knew you were loved by God and you couldn't explain
how you knew.
You know those moments.
That kind of joy doesn't require seeing.
It grows out of loving Him and believing Him.
And both of these things are available to you right now, in your kitchen, in traffic,
in the middle of just an unremarkable day.
What your faith is reaching for, you're already receiving.
Today, here's what I want you to do.
I want you to journal about a moment when you felt God near without seeing Him.
Let's see what happens.