![]() Like Moses, may we cherish Jehovah’s friendship more than anything that this world has to offer.Ħ, 7. (a) How did Esau show that he preferred to walk by sight? (b) What warning example do we find in Esau?Ħ Contrast Moses with Esau, a son of the patriarch Isaac. If I stay attached to the royal household, I can use my position to benefit my oppressed Hebrew brothers!’ ( Acts 7:22) Instead, Moses chose to be “ill-treated with the people of God.” Why? What moved Moses to turn his back on all that Egypt had to offer? The Bible answers: “By faith left Egypt, but not fearing the anger of the king, for he continued steadfast as seeing the One who is invisible.” ( Hebrews 11:24-27) Moses’ faith in Jehovah’s sure reward for righteousness helped him to resist sin and indulgence and its fleeting pleasure.ĥ We too are often faced with the need to make difficult decisions on such issues as these: ‘Should I give up certain practices or habits that are not fully in line with Bible principles? Should I accept employment that has apparent material advantages but that would hinder my spiritual progress?’ Moses’ example encourages us not to make choices that reflect the shortsightedness of this world rather, we should exercise faith in the farsighted wisdom of “the One who is invisible”-Jehovah God. Moses could have reasoned: ‘I have been well-educated in the vaunted wisdom of Egypt, and I am powerful in word and deed. Raised among the royal offspring in ancient Egypt, Moses had within his grasp power, wealth, and influence. Rejecting “the Temporary Enjoyment of Sin”Ĥ Imagine the life that Moses, a son of Amram, could have had. ![]() We will also examine the dangers of walking by sight.- Hebrews 11:25. ![]() ![]() ( Luke 12:32 John 10:16) Let us see how following this inspired advice will protect us from falling victim to “the temporary enjoyment of sin,” from the snare of materialism, and from losing sight of the end of this system of things. This is dangerous because it can lead to our ignoring God’s will altogether.- Psalm 81:12 Ecclesiastes 11:9.ģ Whether we are of the “little flock,” with the heavenly calling, or of the “other sheep,” with the earthly hope, each one of us should take to heart the admonition to walk by faith and not by sight. ( Psalm 119:66) As we make decisions in life and act on them, we take into account “realities we do not see.” ( Hebrews 11:1, The New English Bible) These include the promised “new heavens and a new earth.” ( 2 Peter 3:13) Walking by sight, on the other hand, means that we pursue a life course governed solely by what we perceive with our physical senses. We must be fully convinced that he really knows what is in our best interests. When writing to anointed Christians, who had the heavenly hope, the apostle Paul therefore said: “We are walking by faith, not by sight.”- 2 Corinthians 5:7.Ģ, 3. (a) How do we demonstrate that we are walking by faith? (b) What does it mean to walk by sight?Ģ Walking by faith requires implicit trust in God’s ability to direct our lives. Even though he has not beheld heavenly realities with his physical eyes, he is firm in faith. He has not allowed the passing of time to diminish or weaken his faith in God. Some 20 years have passed since a man then named Saul, a persecutor of Christians, embraced Christianity. ![]() What shows that the apostle Paul walked by faith, not by sight? “We are walking by faith, not by sight.”- 2 CORINTHIANS 5:7.ġ. ![]()
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