“… let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”  Hebrews 12:2

 WHERE IS YOUR FOCUS?

 In the world today there are many distractions drawing our attention and focus away from Christ – schoolwork,  job demands, material goods,  family issues – causing worry, sinful desires, unhealthy choices and sadness in our lives. We are so easily distracted. But the Lord commands us to fix our eyes on Him, creator of our faith, to establish and be steadfast in our beliefs, so that our actions will be based on that trust, not on worldly expectations.   “Come to Calvary’s holy mountain, Sinners, ruined by the fall…”.  What a sombre sight on which to focus:  Christ, sinless and perfect, suffering on the cross for me.  Yet be firm in the belief that we, as weak and wounded sinners, needed Christ to go to the cross for our salvation and He went willingly, out of love for each of us.   The hymnist continues, “….here a pure and healing fountain flows, for you, for me, for all….”, wiping out the pain and destruction caused by our misguided focus on earthly things.  Fix your eyes upon Jesus, for beyond the cross, beyond the darkness of our sin and desperate attempts to save ourselves, we will see Christ exalted – Christ sitting at the right hand of the throne of God – Christ, who endured the suffering and shame for your sake and mine,  now seated in all His glory, having secured also for us an exalted place of honour, forever with our triumphant Lord!

Lord, thank You for the gift of my faith.  Help me daily to keep my focus on Your Word and to live my life according to Your holy will.  Amen.