Look To Jesus

Look To Jesus

 Jesus is our example of how to live our Christian lives. Regardless of how painful your current circumstances may be, you will be rewarded if you endure with His grace just for a season. In the end, you will see His glory, beauty and power as you continually look to Him. He helps us run our race. He has set a glowing example for us to look up to and follow. So amid difficulties and hardship, we know the end will be joyful. The Christian life is not an easy one, but it is liveable. In addition to the joy of seeing many come into fellowship with the Father, a reward awaited Christ.  He was greatly honoured for His sacrifice and is now seated at the Father’s right hand.

“Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Heb 12:2). The runners’ starting place in the Roman races was the stadium’s entrance. The goal was at the opposite end of the stadium, where the judge sat and held the prize. Throughout the race, the eyes of the competitors remained fixed on the judge because he determined who had won the award in his hand. We set our eyes on Jesus, just as the athletes fixed their eyes on the judge. Believers must fix their eyes on the Lord as He is our Judge. He is the One who stands at the end of the Christian race with His prize in His hands. To run our course satisfactorily, we need to start and constantly maintain our focus on Him and His rich reward.

The author of the race is the one who starts it, and the finisher is the judge. Whereas in the Roman races, different individuals played this role, for the Christian, the Lord is both the Author and Finisher of our race, and that race is our faith.