Seeing The Invisible King Series

Introduction: The Man Who Stood Alone

Have you ever felt like you were standing alone against a giant? Maybe it’s a financial crisis that seems insurmountable, a medical diagnosis that terrifies you, or a cultural pressure that threatens to crush your convictions. In those moments, the problem right in front of your face looks enormous, undeniable, and all-powerful.

Moses knew that feeling. He was called to stand before Pharaoh—the absolute dictator of the ancient world—and demand the release of millions of slaves. Pharaoh controlled the armies, the economy, and the power of life and death. Moses was a shepherd with a stick and a stutter. By all human standards, Moses should have been trembling in the dirt.

But Hebrews 11:27 tells us something incredible. It says that when Moses led the people out and "forsook Egypt," he did it without fear. How is that possible? What was his secret weapon? It wasn't a hidden army. It wasn't self-confidence. It was a specific kind of spiritual sight. He could see someone standing in the room that Pharaoh couldn't see.

This sermon is about the power of spiritual vision. It explores how seeing the invisible God allows us to endure the impossible situations of life.

1. The Forsaking: A Decisive Break with the World

The verse begins, "By faith he forsook Egypt..."

To "forsake" is a strong word. It doesn't mean to drift away or to take a vacation. It means to abandon, to renounce, to turn one's back on something forever. For Moses, Egypt wasn't just a geographical location on a map; it was a system. It represented the height of worldly power, idolatry, and comfort. It was the place where he had been a prince. It was the place where he had killed a man. It was the place of his past.

Leaving Egypt wasn't easy. It meant trading the security of the Nile Delta for the harshness of the desert. It meant leaving the "known" for the "unknown." But faith understands a crucial truth: You cannot walk toward the Promised Land while holding onto Egypt.

There comes a point in every believer's life where we must make a decisive break. We must forsake the world’s values, its definitions of success, and its sinful pleasures. Faith demands a departure. We cannot follow God if we are still trying to keep one foot in the world.

2. The Fearlessness: Conquering the Wrath of the King

The verse continues with the motivation for his bold exit: "...not fearing the wrath of the king."

Let's put this in context. Pharaoh wasn't just a king; in Egyptian culture, he was considered a god. His word was law. To defy him was not just treason; it was blasphemy. When Moses returned to Egypt to demand, "Let my people go," Pharaoh’s wrath was deadly. He increased the slaves' workload. He threatened death. The pressure was unimaginable.

In the natural, fear would be the only logical response. Fear says, "He can kill me. He can destroy my people." But faith operates on a different logic.

Faith conquers fear not by pretending the danger isn't real, but by realizing the danger is subordinate. Moses stopped fearing Pharaoh because he realized Pharaoh wasn't the most powerful person in the equation.

* Pharaoh had chariots; God had the wind and the waves.

* Pharaoh had magicians; God had the power of creation.

* Pharaoh had a temporary throne; God had an eternal Kingdom.

The Principle of Displacement:

Fear is displaced by a greater fear. If you fear God—that is, if you hold Him in supreme awe and reverence—you no longer have to fear man. "The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe" (Proverbs 29:25). Moses feared God so much that he had no room left to fear Pharaoh.

3. The Endurance: The Secret of Spiritual Sight

Here is the key to the entire sermon. How did he keep going when the plagues fell, when the people complained, and when the Red Sea blocked their path?

"...for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible."

This phrase is a beautiful paradox. How can you see someone who is invisible?

This is the definition of faith we learned back in verse 1—the "evidence of things not seen."

Moses practiced the presence of God. He developed a spiritual vision that was more real to him than his physical vision. When he looked at his circumstances, he saw the problem, yes. But he looked through the problem to see the Provider.

* When he stood before the Red Sea with the army behind him, his physical eyes saw death. But his spiritual eyes saw the "salvation of the Lord" (Exodus 14:13).

* When the people were thirsty in the desert, his physical eyes saw dry rocks. But his spiritual eyes saw a God who could bring water from flint.