God is Seen by Faith - Psalms 75-77

Psalms 77:16-20 (ESV Strong's)
16 When the waters saw you, O God,
when the waters saw you, they were afraid;
indeed, the deep trembled.
17 The clouds poured out water;
the skies gave forth thunder;
your arrows flashed on every side.
18 The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind;
your lightnings lighted up the world;
the earth trembled and shook.
19 Your way was through the sea,
your path through the great waters;
yet your footprints were unseen.
20 You led your people like a flock
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

God is Seen by Faith

The above song is very similar to parts of the son Moses wrote after leading the nation of Israel through the Red Sea.   As we read the words of this part of the passage we can see some very visible markers of God’s presence among the people of God.   Note:

1.  Clouds pouring out rain.
2.  Skies giving out thunder.
3.  Lightning lighted up the world.
4.  The earth shook.

Yet, in the midst of that the writer writes:

“... yet your footprints were unseen.”

Even though God was with them, leading them, protecting them, he was unseen by them.  They were lead by human agents, Moses and Aaron. This is how God works.   God has chosen to work through human agents to accomplish his task.  We follow God through faith,   We can see his actions, but not Him.   We can see the results of his work but not Him.   We can feel His presence in our lives, but we do not see Him.   We follow Him by faith alone.  But, He is there with lightning, thunder and parting the seas.