Whenever you become discouraged and/or depressed, what does the living God say you are to do? Fix your eyes on Jesus…turn your thoughts to Him. Consider Jesus: He endured hostility, bitter hostility, by those without faith in Him. He endured for their sins. Your discouragement, your depression is suffering…it is real. Many times […]
The God of the Holy Bible knows what is around the curve in your circumstances…live by faith and not by what you see or understand. Jesus endured hostility which led to His crucifixion outside the walls of Jerusalem. When He suffered death on a cross, He suffered for sinners – you and me! Jesus did […]
Jesus is at the right hand of the throne of God – a place of prominence, privilege and power. (NASB) Hebrews 12:2 “fixing our eyes on Jesus… (He) has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Do you desire to be a part of the “in” crowd? Do you […]
(NASB) Hebrews 12:2 “fixing our eyes on Jesus, …who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame…” What do people think of the cross on which Jesus died? (NASB) 1 Corinthians 1:18 “For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being […]
Jesus looked beyond the cross to the joy set before Him. When you have something difficult to face or experience, how do you view it? Do you look beyond it to the outcome? Or do you grit your teeth; dig in your heels, and state, ‘No way am I doing that!’ (NASB) Hebrews 12:2 […]
Followers of Christ – God’s word says “fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith…” (NASB Hebrews 12:2) We are to fix our eyes, our thoughts, our motives on Jesus. (NASB) Acts 5:31 “He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance […]
(NASB) Hebrews 12:1 “…let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,” Encumbrances (burdens) You live with burdens that can weigh you down day after day – do they? Only the living God can relieve the […]
The Problem of sin Sin snares, entangles and trips you and me up. What sin? Any sin that reveals indifference to God entangles us. The sin of “buying in” to what most people believe – the sin of ignoring, and rejecting the living God also entangles us. (NASB) Ephesians 4:22 “…in reference to your former […]
Encumbrance, what is an encumbrance? According to the dictionary: To weigh down unduly; lay too much upon. A burden. What is weighing you down? What burden is pulling you down day by day? How do you, or anyone, get rid of that weight which is too much to bear? (NASB) Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore, since we […]
In chapter 11 of the book of Hebrews – men and women who lived by faith in the living, eternal God are named – they are among the great cloud of witnesses. (NASB) Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore, since, we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us…” Followers of Christ, wherever you live, wherever […]