Bible Verse of the Day Thursday March 31st 2022

Hebrews 12:2 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.

One of the missions of the Holy Spirit is to turn our eyes away from ourselves and lead us into fixing our eyes on Jesus. On the other hand, Satan will attempt to get us to focus on ourselves more and on Jesus less. Satan will tell us that we are too much of a sinner for Jesus to forgive us. He will try to persuade us that we have no faith and do not deserve the joy of serving God. These ideas are about self, and we can never find the comfort and assurance we need looking inward. The Holy Spirit will tell us that we are nothing, but that Christ Jesus is everything. We must always remember that it is not our hold on Christ Jesus that saves us; it is Christ Jesus. It is not the joy we receive from serving Christ Jesus that saves us; it is Christ Jesus. It is not even our faith that assures us eternal life; it is the perfect, sinless, innocent blood that Jesus shed for us on the Cross of Calvary. We will never find the rest, the peace and comfort that we so desperately need, banking on our prayers, good deeds, or feelings. It is what Jesus is and not what we are that leads us to comfort and rest in our souls.

There is only one absolute path to finding victory: keeping our eyes, and our lives focused on Jesus. In Hebrews chapter 11, we will find an extensive list of people from the Bible that walked by faith. Some people refer to this section of scripture as the 'Hall of Fame of faith.” Jesus has laid out the pathway that we must travel to walk by faith in God. More certainly, the earthly ministry of Jesus gives us the ultimate example of one walking in absolute faith. If we choose to follow Jesus, keeping our eyes fixed on Him, He will never let us down.

Christ Jesus is the perfect example of walking by faith. The joy Jesus knew was his sacrifice on the Cross so that we all could know eternal life. Jesus continued through His trial to reach His goal; let us press ever forward in our daily walk towards spiritual maturity. The goal we are all seeking is to spread the gospel's good news to a lost, dark and dying world.  

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