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October 22, 2023 | Daily Devotionals | October 22

The Hero of the Ages


“Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.”  Hebrews 12:2-3


We can’t look up at the Man on the cross and lose in our quest to throw spiritual caution and fear to the wind.  In fact the longer we look at Him up there, the more dangerous we become for the Kingdom.  We join the ranks of men who saw Him from a distance and risked, men who walked with Him up close, and men who through the centuries endangered their lives to demonstrate their love.


If you are to bet at all, study the Man who risked it all.


Keep your eyes on Jesus who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it.  Because he never lost sight of where he was headed – that exhilarating finish in and with God – he could put up with anything along the way; the cross, shame, whatever. Now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside the Father.  When we find ourselves flagging in our faith, go over the story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into our souls! Faith in this historical fact will bring us through.


Father, you have not held back on the gifts you have given me to do the things that will bless You, me and others. Thank you!

 

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