Seeing With Your Earsਨਮੂਨਾ

Faith Comes by Hearing, Not Seeing

In this noisy and uncertain world, we are bombarded daily by headlines, statistics, and circumstances that often contradict what God has said. Jesus told us that in the last days, there would be signs, intensification, and disruption — yet He also commanded us to look up, for our redemption draws near. This “looking up” is not a physical posture but a spiritual discipline: to see with our ears — to believe what we hear from God's Word over what we see with our natural eyes.

Jesus' ministry began not with action but with preaching. Luke 4:18–19 makes it clear: He was sent to preach, announce, and proclaim—all verbal acts. Why? Because transformation starts with what is heard. The poor do not cease to be poor merely by receiving money, but by receiving a new mindset. Poverty is first a condition of the soul before it's a financial status. When truth enters through the ear, it changes the heart and ultimately transforms the reality.

In the same way, a title deed proves ownership even when the property is not yet in hand. Faith functions as a title deed for the unseen realities of God's promises. Though you may not see healing, provision, or peace, the Word declares these are already yours. The issue is not the lack of provision—it’s the alignment of your hearing. You must hear it again and again to believe and receive.

Seeing with your ears means shifting your source of truth from your eyes to your ears—from what the world shows you to what God says to you. What you listen to will form mental images. These images determine how you live, respond, and speak. If you feed your ears with fear, worry, and bad news, that is what will take root in your spirit. But if you feed your ears with God’s Word, you will see differently—even in a storm.

We live in a generation addicted to visual stimuli. Social media floods our senses with filtered lives, curated joy, and distorted success. One scroll can change your mood, trigger insecurity, or steal contentment. But hearing God's Word consistently rewires the soul to see what God sees and to expect what He promised.

Paul said, “We walk by faith, not by sight.” This is not a poetic cliché. It’s a spiritual key. When the enemy cannot change God’s Word, he tries to change what you see to contradict what you heard. Like the illusion shown in the sermon illustration, the sound never changed, but the image did—and people believed the illusion. Likewise, what God has said never changes, but if the enemy can convince you otherwise through false visuals, he can steal your faith.

Jesus never promised to take us out of the world but to protect us in it. He prayed, “Do not take them out... but keep them from the evil one.” (John 17:15). This means there will be chaos, persecution, and suffering—but also victory, peace, and endurance. To live in that tension requires faith. Not blind faith—but informed faith, based on what we hear from Christ, not what we see around us.

You must learn to protect your ears like a gate. Not everything deserves access. Your ears are the entry point to your spirit. If faith comes by hearing, then fear does too. Guard your gates. Refuse to entertain toxic words, gossip, or defeatist messages. What enters your ears shapes your inner life—and your inner life determines what you will eventually see manifest.

Reflection Questions:

1. What are you seeing right now in your life that contradicts what God has said?
2. What sources have the loudest voice in your life—God’s Word or outside voices?
3. What practical steps can you take to guard your ear gates this week?

Action Step:

Set aside 10 minutes each day this week to listen to God’s Word being read aloud—whether through the Bible App, a sermon, or your own voice. Speak declarations over your life that align with God’s promises, especially in areas where your sight contradicts your faith.