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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)
15 My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release
my feet from the snare. Psalms 25:15
(NIV)
36 Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward
selfish gain. 37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my
life according to your word. Psalms
119:36-37 (NIV)
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills--where does my help
come from? 2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and
earth. Psalms 121:1-2 (NIV)
4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me
from all my fears. 5 Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are
never covered with shame. Psalms 34:4-5
(NIV)
4 Look
to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. Psalms 105:4 (NIV)
25 “To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?”
says the Holy One. 26 Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created
all these? He who brings out the starry
host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and
mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Isaiah 40:25-26 (NIV)
3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit,
but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 4 Each
of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of
others. 5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ
Jesus. Philippians 2:3-5 (NIV)
1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set
your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set
your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For
you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4 When
Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Colossians 3:1-4 (NIV)
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The
heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and
the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. 11 Since
everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be?
You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as
you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring
about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the
heat. 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward
to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. 2 Peter 3:10-13 (NIV)
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“For
every one look within, take ten looks at Christ.” Robert
Murray M’Cheyne
“Want of trust is at the root of almost all our sins and all our
weaknesses, and how shall we escape it but by looking to Him and observing His
faithfulness. The man who holds God’s
faithfulness will not be foolhardy or reckless, but will be ready for every
emergency.” Hudson Taylor
“We shall never find happiness by looking at
our prayers, our doings, or our feelings; it is what Jesus is, not what we are,
that gives rest to the soul. If we would
at once overcome Satan and have peace with God, it must be by ‘looking unto
Jesus’. Keep thine eye simply on Him;
let His death, His sufferings, His merits, His glories, His intercession, be
fresh upon thy mind; when thou wakest in the morning look to Him; when thou
liest down at night look to Him. Oh! Let not thy hopes or fears come between thee
and Jesus; follow hard after Him, and He will never fail thee.” C.
H. Spurgeon
“When we are in a dark place we are not to despair
rather look for patches of God-light for they are most assuredly there. He is supremely close to His children as they
walk through their Valley of Baca’s (tears) taking them from strength to
strength. His Presence is continually
with us and even more so in our darkest hours.
Further, He has purpose in each circumstance He allows in the lives of His
heirs of mercy. He can be fully
trusted.” BHY
“On Him then reckon, to Him look, on Him depend: and be assured that if you walk with Him,
look to Him and expect help from Him, He will never fail you. An older brother, who has known the Lord for
forty-four years, who writes this, says for your encouragement that He has
never failed him. In the greatest
difficulties, in the heaviest trials, in the deepest poverty and necessities,
He has never failed me; but because I was enabled by His grace to trust in Him,
He has always appeared for my help. I
delight in speaking well of His Name.” George
Mueller
HEART SAVOR
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We are to fix our eyes on
Jesus – the Author and Perfecter of our faith.
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He Who created all things is
for us not against us.
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Look to Him and rest secure
in Him.
