Keeping Our Eyes On Jesus!

Isaiah 22; Isaiah 23; Isaiah 24; Hebrews 12
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Scripture

Hebrews 12

1 Therefore since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us, and run with endurance the race that lies before us, 2 keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of God's throne.

Observation

Yesterday I tried to make a phone call while driving down the street and I had only taken my eyes off the road for a second and I suddenly found myself jerking the steering wheel to keep myself from having a wreck. As long as you look down the road the car goes straight, but the minute you begin to look at something inside the car, like a cell phone, your car begins to swerve off the road.

Our default mode is to naturally look at our circumstances rather than looking at Jesus who is the author and finisher of this great race we are running. How are you doing at running the race? How am I doing? Are we going to finish well?

Life is not all about me. It is all about pleasing Jesus. Life is a race that we must run with endurance. We must keep our eyes focused on Jesus who is standing at the finish line. So many people are watching how we run this race. Those that have already run the race and those that maybe that have not entered the race yet, but that are watching our lives to see if it is a race worth running.

Application

I will keep my eyes on Jesus.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, help me run this marathon well. I want to finish well. Give me the energy for today’s part of the race. I am tired. I look to you today for strength. So give me a new grip for my tired hands and strengthen my weak knees. Mark out a straight path for my feet so that I will not fall but I will become strong. You are my strength today. I look to you and to you alone. In Jesus Name Amen.

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