📖 "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.” -Hebrews 12:2 Amplified Bible Classic Edition
There are times in life when we must turn from everything around us and look to Jesus. One way we look to Jesus is by looking to His Word. We are to walk by faith and not by sight. We are to turn away from everything that would distract us from the Word of God. While we are waiting for the fulfillment of the promise, sometimes we must endure. Sometimes, we must ignore the shame. We must fight the good fight of faith until we obtain what God has promised us. God would not ask us to do something that He would not do. If Jesus could endure, then we can endure. If Jesus could ignore the shame, so can we. If we are willing to do what Jesus did, we can get the same results that Jesus obtained.
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