Focus

I like to hunt. I grew up hunting and it has always been part of my life. If I’m hunting deer then all of my senses are tuned in to deer. They blend into their surroundings well so you have to keep your eyes focused looking for movement. Once you see a deer you focus on it so hard that almost everything else becomes a blur. All you can see is the deer. If you look away though the deer can vanish from your sight!! In life there are many things we can focus on. Hebrew 12:1-2 tells us to fix our eyes on Jesus. Why? Well it says first of all that he is the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. He endured the shame and pain of the cross. He rose again from death and is now seated at the right hand of our Heavenly Father. If we focus on him all the sinful distractions of life blur out. If we focus on him we can look forward to the day when we will see him face to face!! How can we claim to be his follower when he is in the background and our focus is on everything else? It’s our choice! We can focus on whatever we want but sometimes what we want isn’t best for us. Let’s take the advice of the author of Hebrews and focus on the one who came to save us because of his great love!! Thank you Jesus for coming!! Help us to fix our eyes on you and never look away!!
Keep your eyes on the prize! Jesus Jesus Jesus!!