Keep Looking At The Cross
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
By Patty Kamahele, Administrative Assistant
“Run the race that we have to run with patience, our eyes fixed on Jesus the source and the goal of our faith. For He Himself endured the cross and thought nothing of its shame because of the joy He knew would follow His suffering; and He is now seated at the right hand of God’s throne.” (Hebrews 12:1,2)
After visiting an optometrist, I was referred to an ophthalmologist for an eye problem they found. The nurse dilated my eyes and then took me to an exam room where they used a machine to take various eye measurements. I had to sit up straight and keep very still while looking into the machine at a cross-shaped line.
After I was through, I waited across the hall for my doctor. A man in a wheelchair was taken to the same room I had been in. Apparently, he had difficulty sitting up and getting close enough to the machine. I heard the assistant say to him, “Please move a little closer and keep looking at the cross.”
Wow, how that spoke to me in my own life to “keep looking at the Cross.” To keep looking at Jesus. It’s so easy to take our eyes off of Him and onto the circumstances, situations, and obstacles that we face in our daily lives.
Look to the Cross and find mercy and grace.
Look to the Cross and find forgiveness.
Look to the Cross and know you are greatly loved.
Look to the Cross and be thankful to the One who went there in our place.
Look to the Cross and know that “it is finished.”
Look to the Cross and be filled with great hope.
May I encourage us all to keep our eyes on the Cross. To keep our eyes on Jesus.
Prayer: Lord, our hearts are overflowing with gratitude to You. May we have thankful hearts whether we are in the midst of good times, or difficult times. May we keep our eyes on You each and every day. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Please take a few moments and listen to the song “At The Cross” by Chris Tomlin. May you be filled with the awe of Jesus and what He has done for us.
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