"But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved:) and hath raised us up together and MADE US SIT TOGETHER IN HEAVENLY PLACES in Christ Jesus." (Eph. 2:4-6).
That's where we are, spiritually.
"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels.." (2 Cor. 4:7).
As long as we are on this earth, we are in our earthly body, awaiting Christ's coming for us, to change our vile bodies, like unto His own.
On our best day on earth, we are in this frail vessel that houses the priceless treasure of power that dwells in it. It cannot be seen by man, but it is known by the believer. And on our worst day on earth, it remains the same. Our outer man is housing God's grace to each believer. We don't have halos on our heads, we don't shimmer like diamonds, we don't walk on water. Because it isn't about us, the outer man. It is about God "the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us". (2 Cor. 4:7).
"For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined IN OUR HEARTS, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." (2 Cor. 4:6).
Why can't a non-believer see, or hear, or understand these things? No matter how much we explain, how many Scriptures we quote, how often we go over and over the same things in God's word?
"But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake." 2 Cor. 4:3-5).
We don't possess anything that can be 'magically' changed into something else. We don't have weeping statues or visions of Mary to pray to,or rosaries to go to for relief, or men to tell us we have been forgiven.
We have the knowledge that all we need, all we will ever need, we already possess. Not in a beautiful outer vessel that we can boast about..But in spite of our outer vessel...
2 Corinthians 5:1-8
1For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. 4For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.
6So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, 7for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
Philippians 1:21-24
21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. 23 I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. 24But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account.