Fixing Our Thoughts On Jesus

People fix their thoughts on many things in this world.  Some put their thoughts on sports.  There are many who think about how to make more money.  Some people fix their thoughts on exercising and eating better.  None of these things are wrong in and of themselves, but sometimes people can be so focused on these things and other things that their entire existence seems to revolve around them.

We believers in Jesus Christ should live in a way that draws people to the Lord and not away from Him.  There is nothing wrong with liking sports or doing well in a career or exercising and eating better.  The question we must ask ourselves is, "what is the main thing that my thoughts are fixed on?"

Are our thoughts fixed on the Lord Jesus Christ? or Are our thoughts fixed on worldly things that have no real bearing on eternity?  Sometimes it is so very easy to get distracted from what the Lord would have us to do.  When our thoughts are focused and fixed on Jesus we will live in a way that pleases Him if we continue to walk in the Spirit and submit to His direction for our lives.

Hebrews 3:1-6

1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. 
                                                                                                       

2 He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.

3 Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.

4 For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.

5 “Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house,” bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future.

6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.                    

The Lord is our God and Creator.  He is the Maker of all things seen and unseen.  The Lord is the true living God and there is no other God but Him.  God sent His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, into this world to save us sinners by dying on the Cross.  Jesus shed His blood on the Cross and took the punishment that we so rightly deserved because we have all sinned and we have all fallen short of His standards.

God made a way for us to be reconciled back to Himself through the Lord Jesus Christ.  We must repent of our sins and receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior to be saved.  We come to Jesus by faith and trust in His grace.  What an Awesome God and Savior we have!

The Lord gives the Holy Spirit to everyone who places their faith and trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.  We believers might feel alone sometimes, but we are truly never alone because we have the Holy Spirit dwelling within us.  God promises never to leave us and He also promises that He will never forsake us either.

We must fix our thoughts on the Lord Jesus Christ and walk in the Spirit as we run our race here in this world.  We are to be light and salt in this increasingly dark world.  Times are tough and things we get worse.  People need to hear the live changing message of Jesus Christ and the Gospel.

Lord,

Help us to fix our thoughts on You.
Sometimes we get distracted by things of this world.
Help us not to be distracted and help us to shine Your light in this world.
Empowers us to live by the Spirit and Your Word.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.