John 13:12 NKJV
[12] So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you?
Jesus and his disciples's walked on dusty roads. It was customary for the lowest in rank to wash the feet the group after travel. Jesus was the highest in rank but he took the task of washing his disciples feet. Then he asked, do you know what I have done? The answer seemed obvious. But Jesus was telling them that beyond what they could physically see, he was doing something in the unseen realm. He was exemplifying humility. We must be conscious that our actions in the seen, or natural realm have implications in the unseen realm. So we must ask, "What am I doing? Not just what can be seen with the natural eye, but what am I doing that can only be seen in the spiritual realm?
Acts 17:13 NKJV
But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also and stirred up the crowds.
Paul was bothered by evil spirits from the unseen realm that stirred up people to fight against him. The same people actually traveled from one place to another to whip up a mob to attack Paul. This lets us know that demons don’t die, they are just recycled. Throughout history and even in our world today, people oppressed by evil spirits are used to stir up crowds to cause trouble. It begins with their dislike for someone or some institution, etc. Many times the people who join the crowd know very little about what is going on. They are not aware that they are driven by an unseen force. They are told what to think and say, and how to act. Then they caught up in a mob for no good reason. We must always be careful about following a crowd. We do not want to come under the influence of evil spirits. This applies to following a crowd to wear a particular fashion, purchase gadgets, toys and other material things, as well as physical gatherings with people who do not know God.
1 Corinthians 6:19 NKJV
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
Our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit. We can see our bodies but we cannot see the Holy Spirit inside of us. His presence is unseen. Yet He is in us. We still have as much control as we choose to have where our bodies are concerned. The more we yield control of our bodies to the Holy Spirit, the more Jesus will be glorified in us. Yielding to the Holy Spirit is easier when we practice focusing on the unseen realm. Imagine how different our choices would be if the Holy Spirit appeared in living color before us when we were about to make a choice. He will probably not do that because God wants us to walk by faith and not by sight. We must choose to meditate on His Word and fellowship with Him more and more so that we become more Spirit-conscious than self-conscious. Then we must practice asking for His help more and listening for His responses when we need to make choices.
Matthew 22:31-32 NKJV
But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
Paul told us to comfort one another when loved ones who lived for Christ depart this earth, knowing that our parting is only temporary. Jesus responded to those who did not believe in the resurrection of the dead by saying that God calls Himself the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He pointed out that God is not God of dead people but living persons. Therefore, although Abraham, Isaac and Jacob had left the earth they were still alive somewhere. The more we understand the reality of the unseen realm the easier it will be to release our saved loved ones to the Lord until we see them again. It does not mean we will not miss them. It means we will not hold on to them and allow grief to take over our lives and destroy us. If we are not sure where someone went, we must still let them go seeing that we cannot bring them back. We have to love God more than everyone else and allow Him to heal our emotional pains. Then we must do our part to help others who are alive become a part of God's family. Once this life is over, we will be forever united with our permanent family and the memory of others will go away. We believe that because we believe in the unseen realm.
Luke 8:45-46 NKJV
And Jesus said, "Who touched Me?" When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, "Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, 'Who touched Me?" But Jesus said, "Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me."
Jesus was walking amidst a large number of people and many of them touched Him physically as He traveled with His disciples. So, when He mentioned that someone touched Him, His disciples pointed out the absurdity of the statement and reminded Jesus that people were touching Him all along the way. However, all the touches before this point were either accidental or the result of people perhaps looking for the thrill of being able to say they touched a famous rabbi - the one who had become known for doing miracles. But there was a woman in the crowd who was not interested in a thrill. She wanted to tap into the unseen realm and contact an unseen power that was capable of curing her disease supernaturally. The power she was healed by was moving down the street and no one was benefiting from it. How many people go to a place where the unseen power of God is available for miracles but never access it because their focus is on natural things the whole time? We must be cognizant of the power in our midst and practice expecting, reaching out and pressing through for miracles. In order to do that we have to be like the woman in the story and focus on the unseen realm, and ignore everyone who is just taking up space and getting nothing.We walk by faith.
Job 38:36 NKJV
Who has put wisdom in the mind? Or who has given understanding to the heart?
God asked Job who gives wisdom and understanding to men. We do not see God physically but we see the effects of His work. He works in the realm of the unseen and it is manifested in the realm of the seen. It is good to know what God has hidden for us in the unseen realm so we can reach out to get it into the natural world where we can use it.
Proverbs 4:7 tells us, “Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.” How do we do that? Get it from the unseen realm. God has hidden it for us, not from us. Seek Him. Find Him and get His wisdom and understanding.