As God Sees It

“…for the Lord seeth not as man seeth…” —1 Samuel 16:7

God sees the end from the beginning. He sees a year from now. He sees what is coming ahead of us.  We only see what is in front of us, but the eye of faith sees “things that be not as though they were” (Rom. 4:17).

Picture yourself in New York City, watching the St. Patrick’s Day parade.  A band marches by, followed by some floats and big balloons.  Your friend, standing a mile down the road from you has not yet seen the band, the floats, or balloons that pass before you. You’re enjoying them presently, and you know he will enjoy them eventually when the parade reaches where he is at.

But suppose on this St. Patrick’s Day, you were sitting in the Goodyear blimp above the parade.  You would see the whole parade simultaneously.  The people down below would be watching the parade go by. But you would see the whole thing in its entirety—from beginning to end. That which is coming towards your friend on the street, you already see. From your vantage point, it would all be happening in the present.

That’s how it is with God. We’re marching through the parade of life. But God sees our whole life—past, present, future.  He sees the whole thing in totality.

What do you see in your life?  You may seen ill health… a sinful past… a financial problem… a domestic conflict.  What does God see? If you are a Christian, He sees you already glorified and sitting in heavenly places.