The 5 Minute Discipleship Podcast

#1,067: Keeping Our Eyes on Jesus

• Loren Hicks

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It’s so easy to become distracted and to turn our eyes to other things. Whether it’s other people, mistakes or failures, or simply the cares of life, we are tempted to look away from Jesus. We don’t usually do this intentionally, we just become distracted.


Main Points:

1. The scripture likens the Christian life to a race that is to be finished. We must keep our eyes on Jesus. It’s the only way we will finish this race. We must not become distracted and lose our focus. 

2. We cannot run this race aimlessly. We cannot run in a casual, pointless way. Our Savior has marked out this race for us. We keep our eyes on Jesus and off of the world as we stay in His Word, in worship, and prayer. We stay focused on Jesus as we seek to do His will.

3. Where is your focus today? Is it others? Is it on your problems? Is it on the cares of life? Let’s intentionally turn our eyes on Jesus, the one who can give us the strength to finish our race.


Today’s Scripture Verses:

Hebrews 12:1-2 - “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus.”

Colossians 3:1 - Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.”


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