FOCUS
ON JESUS
BREAD
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great
cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that
so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for
us. 2 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. 3 Consider
him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow
weary and lose heart.
Hebrews
12:1-3 (NIV)
BUTTER
“It is important to understand that fruitfulness and
growth are the results of focusing on Christ and desiring to honor Him. When growth and change are our primary goals,
we tend to be preoccupied with ourselves instead of with Christ. ‘Am I growing? Am I getting any better? Am I more like
Christ today? What am I learning?’ This inordinate preoccupation with
self-improvement parallels our culture’s self-help and personal enhancement
movement in many ways. Personal
development is certainly not wrong, but it is misleading—and it can be very
disappointing—to make it our preeminent goal.
If it is our goal at all, it should be secondary. As we grasp the unconditional love, grace,
and power of God, then honoring Christ will increasingly be our consuming
passion…The only One worthy of our preoccupation is Christ, our sovereign Lord,
who told Paul, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in
weakness’”. Robert
McGee
HEART SAVOR
- · I am to run the race God has marked out for me keeping my eyes fixed on Jesus and not my goals, growth or circumstances.
- · This life is not about me but all about Him.
- · When I grasp His love for me, His desire for relationship with me, His grace and mercy towards me, it prevents me from a performance mode mentality. My actions, rather, are to be motivated by love as this honors Christ.
