The other day I was holding our Student Ministries Pastor’s son, and he was just locked in on something nearby to the point where it was like nothing else existed. Have you ever been like that? Maybe your husband loses all sight of everything around when the playoffs are on the TV. Perhaps your teenager doesn’t know you exist when they are texting with one of their friends.
We’ve been studying the book of Hebrews from the Bible this month, and the word “better,” which occurs there more than any place else in God’s Word. But, there is a phrase that appears toward the beginning of this ancient writing and then a similar version near the end. Anytime something is repeated in the Scriptures, I pay attention.
In Hebrews 3:1 the writer challenges, “fix your thoughts on Jesus,” then in Hebrews 12:2 he says, “let us fix our eyes on Jesus.” Since there is the redundancy of emphasis, it made me think of getting fixated on something. How many of us get fixated on sports, money, careers, bad relationships, our past, habits, addictions, hurts, toys, and plenty of other things rather than Jesus?
Would people look at you with accusation that you are fixated on Jesus? Let’s accept the challenge of the author of Hebrews and get our minds and eyes fixed on Jesus. After all, He has more to give than anything the world has to offer.
I hope our 21 Days of Fasting & Prayer has helped with this. If it has, let someone know.
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