Keeping Our Eyes On Jesus

Life can be hard and rather troubling at times.  The world seems to be going down hill fast.  There seems to be a lot of anger and negativity.  I believe we are living in the perilous times that the Apostle Paul said would happen just before the return of Jesus Christ.  

It is easy for us to be tempted to collapse in despair at all the bad things happening all around us.  I have thought about becoming a hermit and living in the woods, but that wouldn't change anything about the way the world is.  The problem is world wide.  The world is full of trouble.

Jesus told us that in this world we would have trouble, but we must also remember that it was Jesus that has overcome the world for us.  Jesus took the sin of the world upon Himself at the Cross.  Jesus conquered sin and death for you and I.

Jesus Christ is our blessed hope.  He is our true living hope.  Apart from the Lord Jesus Christ there is no hope to be found.  We have all sinned and we have all fallen short of God's high standards.  There is not one of us that has not failed in someway in life.  We have all made mistakes over and over again.  We have missed the mark.  That is what sin is.  Missing the mark.  

God knows our ways and He knows our hearts.  The Lord knows ever detail of our lives and He loves us anyway.  God showed us how much He loves us by sending Jesus Christ into this world to live a perfect sinless life.  Jesus went to the Cross where He shed His blood for our sins.  Jesus took the penalty for our sins upon Himself.  

We must confess to the Lord that we have sinned against Him and then receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.  We are saved by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9; John 3:16).  Everyone who repents of their sins and receives Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior has forgiveness of sins and a home in Heaven being prepared for them.

We believers and followers of Jesus Christ must not lose heart, but keep on believing and trusting the Lord Jesus.  Let us lift our heads high for our redemption is drawing near.  It is closer now then when we first believed.  Let's continue to run the race that the Lord has set us in and keep our eyes on the prize.  

Lord,

We praise Your Name.

Help us not to lose sight of You as we run our race of faith.

Come Soon Lord Jesus.

In Jesus Name we pray,

Amen.