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Eyes on Him
Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily
ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before
us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.
— Hebrews 12:1–2
Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom once said, "Look within and be
depressed. Look without and be distressed. Look at Jesus and be at
rest." Looking without, she had reason to be distressed. She lived in a
concentration camp. She saw her sister and father die. She saw others
die. Looking within, she felt depressed as she saw the darkness of her
own heart. But seeing the example of her godly sister Betsy, who saw
the bright side of everything and was always trusting God, she
concluded, "Look at Jesus and be at rest."
The Bible says that Abraham "did not waver at the promise of God
through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and
being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to
perform" (Romans 4:20–21). The word "waver" used in this verse could
also be translated "stagger." It would imply that this unwavering walk of
Abraham took place with his eyes fixed on the promise of God.
Hebrews 12:1–2 urges us to "lay aside every weight, and the sin which
so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set
before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith."
As we walk with God, people will let us down. People will disappoint us.
Circumstances will be hard. The enemy will hassle us. This is when we
need to remember why we started to walk with God in the first place. It
was because of Jesus. So keep your eyes fixed on Him. That will keep
you moving forward, because the only way we will make it as Christians
is by keeping our eyes on Jesus Christ.
Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily
ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before
us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.
— Hebrews 12:1–2
Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom once said, "Look within and be
depressed. Look without and be distressed. Look at Jesus and be at
rest." Looking without, she had reason to be distressed. She lived in a
concentration camp. She saw her sister and father die. She saw others
die. Looking within, she felt depressed as she saw the darkness of her
own heart. But seeing the example of her godly sister Betsy, who saw
the bright side of everything and was always trusting God, she
concluded, "Look at Jesus and be at rest."
The Bible says that Abraham "did not waver at the promise of God
through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and
being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to
perform" (Romans 4:20–21). The word "waver" used in this verse could
also be translated "stagger." It would imply that this unwavering walk of
Abraham took place with his eyes fixed on the promise of God.
Hebrews 12:1–2 urges us to "lay aside every weight, and the sin which
so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set
before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith."
As we walk with God, people will let us down. People will disappoint us.
Circumstances will be hard. The enemy will hassle us. This is when we
need to remember why we started to walk with God in the first place. It
was because of Jesus. So keep your eyes fixed on Him. That will keep
you moving forward, because the only way we will make it as Christians
is by keeping our eyes on Jesus Christ.
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