βWhile we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternalβ (2 Corinthians 4:18).
In the prophetic program (past or future), God forms a bloodline of a literal, physical, visible, earthly peopleβthe nation Israel. Accordingly, He demands they perform literal, physical, visible, earthly worksβphysical circumcision, water baptism, tithing, Sabbath-Day observance, confession of sins, and so on. Moreover, He promises them literal, physical, visible, earthly demonstrations of His powerβhealed bodies, bountiful harvests, military victories, et cetera (signs, miracles, and wonders).
However, in the mystery program, our present-day, God is forming a spiritual, invisible, heavenly peopleβalthough just as real as Israel. The Bible calls it βthe Church the Body of Christ,β people βblessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christβ (Ephesians 1:3). In our Dispensation of Grace, Father God is not forming a literal, physical, visible group of believers. Therefore, we are not looking for literal, physical, visible, earthly works of God. We are to be looking, with the eyes of faith, at the invisible, spiritual works of God (todayβs Scripture; 2 Corinthians 5:1). One of these invisible, spiritual blessings is a glorified body, βeternal in the heavens.β
Ironically, those who would have us walk by sight when Scripture instructs us to walk by faith are actually emboldening doubt rather than faith. We do not have to see God visibly working to know He is with us. Rather, we know He is with us because His Word says His Holy Spirit is working in us to produce Christβs life: βThat [Father God] would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faithβ¦β (Ephesians 3:16,17). source
