We Do Not Yet See Everything
Hebrews 2:8-9 (NLT)
“You gave them authority over all things.’ Now when it says ‘all things,’ it means nothing is left out. But we have not yet seen all things put under their authority. What we do see is Jesus, who for a little while was given a position ‘a little lower than the angels’; and because he suffered death for us, he is now ‘crowned with glory and honor.’ Yes, by God’s grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone.”
One of the reasons I love Scripture is because it is honest. The Bible never asks us to pretend that life is easier than it is. It never tells us to ignore pain, deny suffering, or act as though difficult things are not happening. In fact, Hebrews 2:8 acknowledges something every believer has experienced: “We have not yet seen all things put under their authority.” In other words, we still see evidence of a broken world.
We still attend funerals. We still sit in hospital rooms. We still watch people we love battle sickness. We still wrestle with temptation. We still experience disappointment, grief, and loss. Sometimes people who love God walk through seasons that make no sense. Sometimes prayers are answered differently than we hoped. Sometimes the tension between what we believe and what we experience feels overwhelming. The writer of Hebrews does not ignore those realities. He acknowledges them directly.
But then he gives us one of the most powerful phrases in all of Scripture: “What we do see is Jesus.” We may not understand everything God is doing, but we know who God is. We may not see the final outcome, but we know the Author of the story. This is the foundation of Christian hope. Our hope is not built on circumstances. It is built on Christ.
Think about the disciples after the crucifixion. Everything they had believed seemed shattered. Their Messiah was dead. Their hopes appeared crushed. Their future seemed uncertain. Yet what they could not see was that God was still working. While they grieved, resurrection morning was drawing near. While they struggled to understand, God was accomplishing His greatest victory. Their inability to see God’s plan did not stop God from carrying it out.
Many of us want God to show us the entire blueprint before we trust Him. We want answers before faith. We want certainty before obedience. Yet God rarely works that way. Faith has always required trust. Noah built an ark before the rain came. Abraham left his homeland before knowing where he was going. Joshua marched around Jericho before the walls fell. Again and again, God’s people were called to trust Him before they understood Him.
Perhaps the greatest challenge of faith is learning to say, “I do not understand everything, but I still see Jesus.” I may not understand the diagnosis, but I see Jesus. I may not understand the delay, but I see Jesus. I may not understand the loss, but I see Jesus. I may not understand the tension, but I see Jesus. And if I can still see Jesus, then I still have hope.
The day is coming when every enemy will be defeated, every promise will be fulfilled, and every wrong will be made right. Until then, we walk by faith. We trust the King even when we cannot yet see the fullness of His Kingdom.
Prayer
Father, there are many things I do not understand. There are questions I cannot answer and circumstances I cannot explain. Help me keep my eyes fixed on Jesus. When I cannot see what You are doing, remind me of who You are. Strengthen my faith and fill my heart with hope as I continue to trust You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
“You gave them authority over all things.’ Now when it says ‘all things,’ it means nothing is left out. But we have not yet seen all things put under their authority. What we do see is Jesus, who for a little while was given a position ‘a little lower than the angels’; and because he suffered death for us, he is now ‘crowned with glory and honor.’ Yes, by God’s grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone.”
One of the reasons I love Scripture is because it is honest. The Bible never asks us to pretend that life is easier than it is. It never tells us to ignore pain, deny suffering, or act as though difficult things are not happening. In fact, Hebrews 2:8 acknowledges something every believer has experienced: “We have not yet seen all things put under their authority.” In other words, we still see evidence of a broken world.
We still attend funerals. We still sit in hospital rooms. We still watch people we love battle sickness. We still wrestle with temptation. We still experience disappointment, grief, and loss. Sometimes people who love God walk through seasons that make no sense. Sometimes prayers are answered differently than we hoped. Sometimes the tension between what we believe and what we experience feels overwhelming. The writer of Hebrews does not ignore those realities. He acknowledges them directly.
But then he gives us one of the most powerful phrases in all of Scripture: “What we do see is Jesus.” We may not understand everything God is doing, but we know who God is. We may not see the final outcome, but we know the Author of the story. This is the foundation of Christian hope. Our hope is not built on circumstances. It is built on Christ.
Think about the disciples after the crucifixion. Everything they had believed seemed shattered. Their Messiah was dead. Their hopes appeared crushed. Their future seemed uncertain. Yet what they could not see was that God was still working. While they grieved, resurrection morning was drawing near. While they struggled to understand, God was accomplishing His greatest victory. Their inability to see God’s plan did not stop God from carrying it out.
Many of us want God to show us the entire blueprint before we trust Him. We want answers before faith. We want certainty before obedience. Yet God rarely works that way. Faith has always required trust. Noah built an ark before the rain came. Abraham left his homeland before knowing where he was going. Joshua marched around Jericho before the walls fell. Again and again, God’s people were called to trust Him before they understood Him.
Perhaps the greatest challenge of faith is learning to say, “I do not understand everything, but I still see Jesus.” I may not understand the diagnosis, but I see Jesus. I may not understand the delay, but I see Jesus. I may not understand the loss, but I see Jesus. I may not understand the tension, but I see Jesus. And if I can still see Jesus, then I still have hope.
The day is coming when every enemy will be defeated, every promise will be fulfilled, and every wrong will be made right. Until then, we walk by faith. We trust the King even when we cannot yet see the fullness of His Kingdom.
Prayer
Father, there are many things I do not understand. There are questions I cannot answer and circumstances I cannot explain. Help me keep my eyes fixed on Jesus. When I cannot see what You are doing, remind me of who You are. Strengthen my faith and fill my heart with hope as I continue to trust You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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