LOOKING UNTO JESUS I
Memorise: And as Moses lifted up the serpent in
the wilderness, even so must the
Son of man be lifted up: John 3:14
Read: Hebrews 12:1-2, 12 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so
great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which
doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set
before us,
2 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 is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Bible in one year: Matthew 16:5-18:35, Job
13:17-14:6
MESSAGE!!!
Human beings have been
in search of the way back to their Maker since after the fall. The soul of man
pants after the peace that only his Maker can provide. This is the reason man
invented means of getting along with God in the name of religion. Unfortunately,
man was unable to adequately reach out to his Maker until God in His mercies
revealed Himself to us through His Son, Jesus Christ.
“And the Lord God
called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy
voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
Genesis 3:9-10
Adam was sent out of
the Garden of Eden and he became a wanderer and a destitute of the peace that
he once had with his Maker. After many dispensations, God decided to reveal
part of Himself to some people who sincerely sought to know Him. He related to
Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses and the prophets to mention just a
few. They did not only benefit form God’s self-revelation; they also helped
their generation by pointing them to the Almighty God. Yet, the perfect
relationship was not in view then. When the fullness of time came, God became
man and lived among men in the person of Jesus Christ. When one of the
disciples asked Him to reveal God the Father to them, Jesus said:
“…Have I been so long
time with you and yet hast thou not know me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath
seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father? Believest thou
not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me?...”
John 14:9-10
Jesus Christ is the
perfect revelation of God, the father. He came to reveal the Father to us so
that we may know how best to worship Him. It was through His teaching that we
know that God is a Spirit and whoever wants to worship Him must worship Him in
Spirit. He told us that unless we are born-again, we cannot see the Kingdom of
God. Religious activities are exercise in futility without this experience. Not
until He came, even Doctors of the Jewish religious laws were ignorant of these
principles of God’s Kingdom. Therefore we must always look unto Jesus for
direction if we want to make it back to the One who created us in His own
image. Our text says to look up unto Jesus because He is the author and
finisher of our faith.
I encourage someone
reading this devotional to look unto Jesus for salvation, for deliverance, for
healing, for material prosperity and eternal life.
Prayer point’
Jesus Christ my Saviour, I look unto You today,
perfect everything concerning my life please.
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