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Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus

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February 4, 2025 7:00 pm

Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus

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February 4, 2025 7:00 pm

June’s eyes were fixed on the gray car beside her. She had to change lanes to exit the highway, but each time she tried to overtake it, the other driver seemed to speed up too. Finally, she managed to cut in front. Smug in her moment of triumph, June looked in the rearview mirror and smirked. At the same time, she noticed her destination exit passing her by.

With a rueful smile, she recounted: “I was so fixated on overtaking that I missed my exit.”

Such a slip can also happen in our desire to walk in God’s ways. When the religious leaders persecuted Jesus for not keeping the Jewish law (John 5:16), He warned that they’d become so fixated on studying and enforcing the law that they were missing the person the law pointed to: “These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life” (vv. 39-40).

In trying to be right before God, the religious leaders focused on following the Jewish law and making sure everyone else did too. Likewise, in our zeal for God, we may keep up with good things—church attendance, Bible study, charity work—and even get others to join us. But we can become so focused on them that we miss the person we’re doing them for—Jesus.

In all we do, let’s ask God to help us fix our eyes on Christ (Hebrews 12:2). He alone is “the way and the truth and the life” (John 14:6).

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Jesus said, Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

Fixing our eyes on Jesus was written by Jasmine Go and read by Rochelle Traube. John chapter 5 verses 36 through 40. I have testimony weightier than that of John, for the works that the Father has given me to finish, the very works that I am doing, testify that the Father has sent me, and the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice, nor seen his form, nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. You study the scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life.

These are the very scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life. Fixing our eyes on Jesus, written by Jasmine Go. June's eyes were fixed on the gray car beside her. She had to change lanes to exit the highway, but each time she tried to overtake the vehicle, the other driver seemed to speed up too. Finally, she managed to cut in front. Smug in her moment of triumph, June looked in the rearview mirror and smirked. At the same time, she noticed her destination exit passing her by.

With a rueful smile, she recounted, I was so fixated on overtaking that I missed my exit. Such a slip can also happen in our desire to walk in God's ways. When the religious leaders persecuted Jesus for not keeping the Jewish law in John 5, he warned that they'd become so fixated on studying and enforcing the law that they were missing the person the law pointed to, saying in verses 39 and 40, these are the very scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.

In trying to be right before God, the religious leaders focused on following the Jewish law and making sure everyone else did too. Likewise, in our zeal for God, we may keep up with good things, church attendance, Bible study, charity work, and even get others to join us. But we can become so focused on them that we miss the person we're doing them for, Jesus. In all we do, let's ask God to help us fix our eyes on Christ.

He alone is the way and the truth and the life. Let's pray. Lord Jesus, help us to keep our eyes fixed on you so that in all our efforts, we never lose sight of who we are truly serving. Remind us that you alone are the way, the truth, and the life. And may our actions always flow from our love for you. Thank you, Lord. It's in your name we pray. Amen. As you go about your day, reflect on these questions. What are you focused on today? What does it mean for you to fix your eyes on Jesus?
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