August 27 “FOCUS” Hebrews 12:2
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “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.” (Hebrews 12:2)
Many years ago, when I was playing softball, we had a coach that was interested in winning, and he shared with us boys, his thoughts on winning. He told us that we needed to focus our attention on the game, and to commit to playing the game, to the very best of our abilities! Amazingly, before he became our coach, we lost every game! The real difference between winning and losing was our focus! The author of Hebrews is telling us that we must fix our attention on Jesus Christ as we play through this life as a Christian! So many times, we focus on the wrong things, like wealth, prosperity, status, opinions of others, and forget the goal! Our focus MUST be on Jesus, he is our GOAL! He is our SALVATION, and He is our source of strength and energy to navigate through this dark and evil world! Through Jesus, we have the promise to Finish Strong! Stay Strong, Stay Focused!!!!! THE BEST IS YET TO BE!