THE VISIBILITY OF THE INVISIBLE. Abraham, brave and bold in faith, forsook Egypt because he saw Him who is invisible. The eyes of faith open up the vast vista of those things that exist but are not made visible to the natural eye or mind. Heb. 11:27 His vision of the things that are spiritual led him to look forward to a city. The architect and constructor very God Himself. He looked forward to the New Jerusalem, the true eternal city of the everlasting Lord. Heb. 11:10 Abraham was the Father of all who believe. If, we are believers, then the same vision is ours and by faith we can see that which is not visible to the unbeliever. We are privileged beyond measure for we now have the Word of God which will reveal to us those things that are not seen with human eyes.
INVISIBLE THINGS CLEARLY SEEN. Now that is a conundrum. Paul made note that the invisible is made known by that which is created. Rom.1:20 Take for instance an element that is vitally necessary for life to exist of earth. It is invisible but we use it every second of our life and that is the air that surrounds us and that which we breathe. We depend upon oxygen to maintain life. We may only see our breath when we exhale under certain atmospheric conditions but we never doubt the existence of that which is invisible to us. In both the Hebrew {neshamah} and Greek {pneuma} the word may be translated air, breath, wind or spirit. Wind is another invisible that is clearly demonstrated when it is blowing. We do not see it but we do see and feel the results of its movements. Likewise the Spirit of the Lord. We rejoice when He fills us with Himself. While we do not see Him we are well aware of His presence and the accompanying results. All of the creation of the Lord is replete with the evidence of His creation and the revelation of Himself in that which He has made. Somebody made, this computer, the house, the car, our clothing, we look around us and see all that man has made. IT DID NOT JUST HAPPEN. For all these things there was a manufacture. Did nature just happen? If there were a combination of gasses or an explosion, where did the materials come from. IN THE BEGINNING GOD. There is no other reasonable answer. A rejection of the Word of the Lord will leave them without an excuse.
THE LORD JESUS, THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE. Jesus is the visible representative of the invisible God. Col. 1:15 Jesus stated; that He was in the <bosom> of the Father. This reveals a close and intimate relationship between the two. It also exhibits the existence of the Father and the Son at one and the same time. The words that Jesus spoke were inspired of the Father, for the Father was in the Son. Jn. 14:10 The works that He did were the works of the Father who dwelt within Him. Jn. 10:38 Glorious unity and fellowship. Nevertheless separate beings easily identifiable as the Godhead or Triunity of the one and true God.