What Do You See?

Everything depends on what we see and believe, but the tragic thing is that most people look in the wrong direction. This is also what five of the angels of the churches in Revelation did. Only the angels in Smyrna and Philadelphia saw correctly; therefore they lived a life that was pleasing to God.

Most people get tired and bitter because of all the things they see, things that they think should be different. They see everything as being hopeless and impossible. It also seems as if many people like to observe things from the perspective that nothing gets better, but only goes from bad to worse. They see and speak of what they see, until their hearts are as hard as stone. They peer into a hopeless darkness that fills their minds with unrest and anxiety. Jesus says in Matthew 24:12 that in the last days the love of many will grow cold because unrighteousness will abound. In the last days people will also be distressed and perplexed over the things that are coming over the earth. In this context Jesus also exhorts us powerfully not to be weighed down by the cares of this life.

Now, as never before it is important to look into God’s marvelous and perfect guidance for all things. “As for God, His way is perfect . . . .” 2 Sam. 22:31. A living faith in this word will cast off great burdens of anxiety and will lead us into a blessed rest. He has all power in heaven and on earth. All power belongs to Him. Ps. 62:11. The Antichrist will be an extremely strong person, but Jesus will consume him with the breath of His mouth. Let us look to Him, believe Him, and follow Him in every detail. There is only light in Him, and no darkness at all. The words Jesus has spoken are to give us a perfect conscience and fullness of joy. John 15:11; 1 John 1:4; Heb. 9:14.

We can safely leave everything that we do not understand to Him who is perfect in wisdom and goodness. Everything becomes light and hopeful in fellowship with Christ. God’s name is, among others, “The God of hope” and “the God of all comfort.”

After Zechariah had awakened from his sleep, and the Lord had asked him, “What do you see?” he received a vision of the perfect church as a candlestick made of pure gold, with a perfect pipe connecting the bowl of oil to all the seven lamps, and two olive trees, one on the right side of the bowl and another on the left.

Blessed are those who receive grace to look into this perfect oneness and who can see themselves there through a living faith. However, no one can enter in there except by going through God’s fire that consumes everything of his self-life. Most people do not want this; therefore this golden candlestick represents only the few chosen ones who are willing to live a life that leads them into the glory of the Word. Most people have never seen anything else than a religious denomination full of hopelessness when it concerns this oneness in power, purity, and anointing.

In other words, each single lamp, each member of the body of Christ, has every possibility to shine brightly. The candlestick was made of pure gold—God’s Word. Nothing else is real and everlasting gold. There is nothing that is brighter or more hopeful than looking into the glory of the Word, full of faith and confidence in Christ, because then it is absolutely certain that we will be transformed from glory to glory. 2 Cor. 3:18. We can see only emptiness, darkness, and deception in everything else.

Let us, in faith and submission, see the way on which life becomes rich for all eternity, both for the benefit and joy of ourselves and others. Let us examine ourselves to see in which direction we are looking and if we have clear, anointed eyes.

It is foolish to look into the darkness and burden ourselves with cares when the Word says that we should cast all our cares upon Him, for He cares for us. 1 Pet. 5:7.

In Christ there is light and life, true liberation, and eternal joy!