Daily Devotion For August 29

Unseen

I'm sure everyone knows the cute story of Peter Pan and his adventures in the fantasy place called Never Land. As a youngster I knew about Peter Pan from the library and from my friends telling me about it. But I never read the book myself to find out more.

Then a few years ago we watched the movie Hook, about Peter when he was older and went back to Never Land. There was one scene that always stood out to me. It was where he and a whole lot of kids were sitting at a table pretending to eat. There was no food visible, but they were eating it in their imagination.

Peter Pan wasn't playing along at first. But when he got excited and joined in with them, acting as though there was food, suddenly everything came to life. It was as though it was there all along but they just couldn't see it.

One day some time after watching this scene, I came across this Scripture from Hebrews 11:1 which says,

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for; the evidence of things not seen.

I thought this was very much like what Peter Pan and the kids were doing in the movie. They couldn't see anything in front of them with their physical eyes. But the food was in fact there. It just needed to manifest. And when Peter acted as though the food was really there, then suddenly it all came to life.

In your spiritual life, when you ask the Lord for anything He gives it to you right away. You just cannot see the answer yet with your eyes.

This is what the Lord wants to tell you today.

"My child I love to give you good things; to give you a feast of blessings. And I love it when you ask me for the desires of your heart.

But many of my children think that I do not care about them or that I haven't answered them, because they do not see the things they have asked for coming to pass.

My child, do not look with your physical eyes, because your blessings and your answers are in spiritual form. But as you look to me and cling to me, not taking no for an answer, you will soon see your desires coming to pass.

I am moved when you put your trust in me and know that I have answered. For then I move my hand for you and make sure that you get your desires quickly," says the Lord.

Today may you know that the Lord has given you your desires, even though your circumstances may not look like it.