“... fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Hebrews 12:2)
The writer of Hebrews gives us a main key to success in a believers life: “fixing our eyes on Jesus”. Jesus Christ is the reason we have our sins forgiven. He is the One who considered it all joy to endure a horrific death on a criminals cross. Who else should we turn to? Who else can buy us back from the edge of the ledge? No one. No other 'religion' offers a complete and total answer for the removal of our sin. No one else throughout the course of history has ever stated that He was the Son of God and was equal with God. No one. Anyone else who would say such a thing would be lying.
When it says that Christ scorned the shame, it means in essence that the shame He had to endure was nothing to Him. He gladly bore our sin and shame for He knew we never could. Once He uttered the words “It is finished!”, God's plan was firmly in place. No one can change what God puts in motion. No one can stop it and no one can change a thing about it. God's will for us all is to fix our eyes on the crucified Christ and in doing so allow that sight to make a permanent change in us from the inside out. Once we receive Christ our lives should never be the same. Surrendering to the author and perfecter of our faith is what we must do; we should be compelled to do it. There are two choices that have eternal ramifications: 1) Believe in God and receive His plan of redemption and as a result be forever changed, or 2) Don't believe in God, reject His plan and forever stay the same. One path leads to life, one to death. Where does your focus lie?
WALK WITH THE KING TODAY AND BE A BLESSING!
