Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,
Having three daughters and a wife I have seen more than my fair share of romantic comedies. A common theme is that love blinds one to the actions of the other and as it fades the habits and quirks surface.
Our verse today is quite different. We don’t get to see the object of our love and that sightless love rather than being blind is filled with joy that, though inexpressible, is “glorified”. This verb is the word from which we get “doxology” and is past tense. Some translations add the word “full” to express the completeness.
The object of the verb, however, is not God. Our joy is itself glorified. That is to say it has, like our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, been glorified. It has been transported from this earthly realm to its celestial home. It has become what we will experience in eternity.
Rest assured that this joy will not fade when our faith is replaced by sight.
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