Hebrews 11:3 has been stirring in me lately:
“By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.”
This verse is more than a statement about creation — it’s a key to how God works in our lives.
God’s Word is the Seed
In the beginning, when God made man in His image, He blessed him and said:
“Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it...” (Genesis 1:28)
That blessing was a seed planted in mankind — a seed with power to grow into a life full of fruitfulness.
Jesus used the same picture when He said the Kingdom of God is like a man who planted a seed, and even though it was small, it grew into a tree so big that it housed the birds of the air. (Matthew 13:31-32)
That’s the pattern right there: blessing → fruitfulness → multiplication → replenishing.
The Mystery of the Process
Here’s the part that grabbed me: Hebrews 11:3 says what we see didn’t come from what was visible.
The word for “worlds” is aiōnas — meaning ages, times, or seasons. This means God not only created matter but framed and prepared time itself — the “age” we live in. The word for “prepared” (katartizō) means to frame, put in order, equip, or make fit. God sets the stage of history, and at the same time, He prepares us to live in the season He designed.
We see this throughout Scripture: Abraham received a promise but waited years for Isaac, trying to bring the promise to pass before learning to trust God’s timing. Joseph received a dream but had to go through betrayal, slavery, and prison before stepping into the palace. David was anointed king as a boy but had to flee from Saul and live as a fugitive before taking the throne. Each of them was being prepared in the unseen season for the time that had been framed by God’s word.
My Own Journey
When I was young, God spoke a word over my life. I believed it, doubted it, tried to make it happen, and even wondered if I had missed it altogether.
But one day — when it looked like I was farther away from that promise than ever — something shifted inside me. I knew. I could “see” it coming, even though nothing looked different in the natural.
That moment was faith becoming sight — not because the promise had fully arrived yet, but because I could finally see the invisible process as real and trustworthy.
You Are in Your Season
If you are in a waiting season, take courage:
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The seed God planted in you is alive.
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The soil may look quiet, but the process is happening.
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God is crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s in ways you can’t see yet.
In the right time, your “world,” your “season,” your “turn” will be ready — and so will you.
Encouragement for Today
Don’t despise the invisible process. It is God’s way of preparing you and framing your future. One day, the harvest will be visible for all to see — and it will be good, just as God said it would.
Keep watering the seed with faith. Keep trusting His timing. The invisible will not stay invisible forever. 🌱✨
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