Apostle Grace Lubega

Hebrews 12:2[AMP]; Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God. 

You are in a race set by God, a destiny curved by Him and a course mapped by His hand. In this race, there will come people whose sole aim is to slow you down and divert you from what God has purposed for you to achieve.

In our theme scripture, God teaches us how to deal with such people or any such situations.

The Bible says, ‘Looking away from all that will distract us…’
Make the choice to simply look away.

Are they subtracting from your labours and speaking ill of your efforts? They are spectators in your race. Simply look away and see Jesus.

Are they slandering you, fighting you in your work and doing everything possible to see you fail? Simply look away and see Jesus. 

Our vision of the Christ and what He can do through our toughest times can only become clearer when we look away from the circumstances around us and see Him.

Look away from failure, look away from pain, look away from those that hate you. Simply look away and look at Jesus!

His name be praised!

FURTHER STUDY: Colossians 3:2, Isaiah 26:3

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Our vision of the Christ and what He can do through our toughest times can only become clearer when we look away from the circumstances around us and see Him.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this beautiful Word. I choose to turn my eyes upon Jesus and as I do, the things of this world grow strangely dim. I refuse to look at the wrong thing; I focus on the right thing, which is you my Lord. In this wisdom, I run my race with diligence in the knowledge that I will finish well. To the glory of your name, Amen.