MARCHONS PAR LA FOI ET NON PAR LA VUE

CHRIST THE ROCK CONGREGATION
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21^ST 2025
Sermon by Pastor Marc E Simeon

MARCHONS PAR LA FOI ET NON PAR LA VUE

WALK BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT

LECTURE

2Co 4:18

Parce que nous regardons, non point aux choses visibles, mais à celles qui sont invisibles; car les choses visibles sont passagères, et les invisibles sont éternelles.

EPHESIENS 1 :16-19

16 je ne cesse de rendre grâces pour vous, faisant mention de vous dans mes prières,

17 afin que le Dieu de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, le Père de gloire, vous donne un esprit de sagesse et de révélation, dans sa connaissance,

18 et qu’il illumine les yeux de votre cœur, pour que vous sachiez quelle est l’espérance qui s’attache à son appel, quelle est la richesse de la gloire de son héritage qu’il réserve aux saints,

19 et quelle est envers nous qui croyons l’infinie grandeur de sa puissance, se manifestant avec efficacité par la vertu de sa force.

INTRODUCTION

The eyes are two of the most vital organs in the human body.
With the images we collect around us, we are able to navigate.
We reason, we calculate, we judge.
We learn, we discern not just physical objects, but also moods and emotions.
We convey love and distaste through our eyes.
Over our lifetime, we come to develop a great reliance on our eyesight more so than we do about our other senses.
Once we see something, it becomes very hard to convince us otherwise.
We tend to think that what we see is universally the same for all.
With the advance of technology, we are forced to deal with the limitations of the human eyes.
For instance, we cannot see electricity, so we use a tester to determine the presence of electricity.
We use all kinds of sensors and machines to determine the state of our environment.
A thermometer tells us the temperature of a given object.
We use compass to determine direction because the human eyes will fail us.
From a physical standpoint, we can all agree that our eyes are not as reliable as we may wish.
The heart of man has its own set of eyes.
While the physical eyes connect us to the material world, the spiritual eyes connect us to the true realities of life that far beyond the cosmos.

THE FALL OF THE HUMAN SPIRITUAL EYESIGHT

Ge 3:9-11

11 ¶ Mais l’Éternel Dieu appela l’homme, et lui dit: Où es-tu?

10 Il répondit: J’ai entendu ta voix dans le jardin, et j’ai eu peur, parce que je suis nu, et je me suis caché.

11 ¶ Et l’Éternel Dieu dit: Qui t’a appris que tu es nu? Est-ce que tu as mangé de l’arbre dont je t’avais défendu de manger?

Adam and Eve lived two different realities in their lifetimes.
They had a set of eyes before they fell in sin that complemented their innocence.
When they consumed the forbidden fruit, their natural eyesight got affected right away.
They jumped from one reality to another.
They immediately lost the layer of protection that God had placed in their eyesight.
They went from feeling comfortable and whole about themselves to becoming ashamed of their appearances.
When they heard the voice of God, instead of running to God like they always did, this time, they ran away from God.
God asked them “Where did you get the revelation that you were naked?”
“Have you eaten the forbidden fruit?”
From that first encounter with sin, we can see that the human sight is selective and relational.
The poison from the forbidden fruit affected their vision and their self-perceptions.
We discover in the fall of mankind that there are several different realities that are going on simultaneously, one for the innocent and one for the sinner.
We can see that the human eyes are like a television set; the channel you’re one determines what you see.

WALK BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT

Christians ought to navigate in life through the scope of the Holy Spirit.
Car nous marchons par la foi et non par la vue, 2Co 5:7
Since our visions have been blurred by sin, we need faith to find our way in life.
Air plane pilots, marine and submarine pilots and depend on instruments to find their destinations and for night travelling.
The GPS has been one of the greatest modern discoveries’ Better than the eyes, it can pinpoint where you are located in the globe, and where you need to go.
The Bible says that broad and spacious are the ways that lead to eternal damnations.
Satan is busy creating false maps and false road signs that you need a strong and genuine faith in God to navigate in this life
When the eyes of faith we can challenge what we see in the natural.
The Sumanite woman refused to accept the death of his son.
She says “all is well” to all people she met in the way.
She went straight to the man of God and questioned him about the death of her son.
She refused to accept what she was seeing because what she was seeing was not in line with the revelation she had about her son.
Lo and behold her son came back to life.
We too often settle for a lie instead of claiming the reality that is beaming in the spiritual realm.
Jesus told his disciples that Lazarus was only sleeping while all saw that he was dead.
The regenerated person lives by faith and not by sight.

2Co 4:18

Parce que nous regardons, non point aux choses visibles, mais à celles qui sont invisibles; car les choses visibles sont passagères, et les invisibles sont éternelles.

Christians are to use their regenerated eyes to detect the reality around them.
Christians ought to be in constant communication with God so that we can receive the true insights in the events of our lives.

YOUR STATE OF BEING DETERMINES YOUR VISION

When they were stoning Stephen, instead of seeing his attackers, he was contemplating Christ seating at the right hand of God.
Ac 7:55 Mais Étienne, rempli du Saint-Esprit, et fixant les regards vers le ciel, vit la gloire de Dieu et Jésus debout à la droite de Dieu.
Stephen was able to experience a completely different reality than what was going on in his physical surrounding.
The more bound we are to our immediate physical environment the more we tend to miss the spiritual reality that God is trying to show us.

THE EFFECTS OF A DAMAGED VISION

Marc 8:22-24

22 ¶ Ils se rendirent à Bethsaïda; et on amena vers Jésus un aveugle, qu’on le pria de toucher.

23 Il prit l’aveugle par la main, et le conduisit hors du village; puis il lui mit de la salive sur les yeux, lui imposa les mains, et lui demanda s’il voyait quelque chose.

24 Il regarda, et dit: J’aperçois les hommes, mais j’en vois comme des arbres, et qui marchent.

I feel that this passage has more to teach us about spiritual than physical blindness, since we know that Jesus did not need any means to do any miracle.
He could have just ordered the man to be cured.
We can understand the process of spiritual blindness.
You may be able to say, “I can see now.”
Many Christians love to sing “Amazing Grace”
“I once was blind, but now I see.”
From observation, I see that many Christians don’t see too well.
Until they explain what they see, we cannot tell if they really see.
From blindness, you can now see objects moving.
Something is definitely wrong, if you see people walking around looking like trees.
Many still have damaged visions although they have been touched by God initially.

ASK GOD FOR A PROPER VISION

Eph 1:16-19

Je ne cesse de rendre grâces pour vous, faisant mention de vous dans mes prières,

17 afin que le Dieu de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, le Père de gloire, vous donne un esprit de sagesse et de révélation, dans sa connaissance,

19 et quelle est envers nous qui croyons l’infinie grandeur de sa puissance, se manifestant avec efficacité par la vertu de sa force.

Walking by faith is to see life through the God’s lenses.
Christians ought to be able to receive insights that others cannot perceive..
Abraham was able to identify that the three strangers were heavenly citizens.
Jacob was able to recognize the latter of God on earth (an airport, a landing station, a camp of God) where angels were ascending and descending from earth to heaven.
Lot recognized the heavenly visitors immediately when they came to destroy Sodom.
After a divine intervention, the servant prophet Elisha was able to see the same objects as his master.
Balaam was able to see the future of the Jewish people.
On the way of Damascus, Paul was able to see the light and heard the voice, but his companions could only hear the voice. (Acts 9:5-7)

WHAT DO YOU SEE NOW?

ARE YOU SURE YOU ARE SEEING RIGHT?

SHOULDN’T YOU CHECK WITH GOD TO ENQUIRE IF YOUR VISION IS CORRECT?

WHAT DO YOU SEE ABOUT YOUR FUTURE?

WHAT DO YOU SEE CONCERNING THE CHALLENGES YOU ARE FACING?

We need to intervene to ask God for a proper vision.
We need to ask God to spare us from the blindness of Satan.
Don’t trust your natural wisdom to navigate in life. The enemy will get you every time.

Ro 12:2 Ne vous conformez pas au siècle présent, mais soyez transformés par le renouvellement de l’intelligence, afin que vous discerniez quelle est la volonté de Dieu, ce qui est bon, agréable et parfait. (LSV)

CONCLUSION

Never again trust your human vision because it can easily be manipulated.
Always seek the revelations of God in all matters of life.
Ask God for a second touch if you are still not seeing right as a Christian.
Be careful little eyes what you see.
So long that Peter was looking at Jesus he was able to walk on water like a crystal carpet.
The minute he began to focus on his environment, he began sinking and began to experience the reality of the environment.
What you feed yourself of, is what will manifest in your life.
Be aware that what you envision will soon become your view.
May God add His blessing to His Word!
AMEN!

124 FCD – La foi fait tomber sous nos yeux

La foi fait tomber sous nos yeux Les plus fortes murailles ;

La foi nous rend victorieux Et gagne les batailles. (bis)

La foi nous ouvre les trésors De la toute-puissance ;

Les plus faibles deviennent forts Sous sa sainte influence. (bis)

Protégés par ce bouclier, Nous n’avons nulle crainte.

Qui soit en Dieu se confier Du mal brave l’atteinte. (bis)

Que n’ont pas souffert les héros Dot nous suivons la trace !

Que de dangers, que de travaux, Mais quelle sainte audace ! (bis)

Quand la foi vit au fond de cœur Et nourrit l’espérance,

On est, par l’amour de Sauveur, Joyeux dans la souffrance. (bis)

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