1 Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. (Hebrews 3:1)
When we are given a task, whether it comes from our boss, teacher, loved one, or our own self, we usually need some kind of incentive to get the job done.
For some it is the joy of a job well done, others it is the look of satisfaction on our employer’s or teacher’s face when we meet their expectations, and for others knowing what we are doing is helping others in some way is enough to keep us motivated.
Our God has also given us a task: to follow him. But that is not always easy! We sometimes run into difficulties either from others or even from ourselves. We must remember that we can’t rely on ourselves to accomplish this task. Just like we need the proper motivation to accomplish every day tasks we need the proper motivation to accomplish this enormous task.
Jesus is our motivation. He is the one who gave us rest from our sins. He came down and gave us salvation by his perfect work and innocent death on the cross. He also gives us the ability to accomplish our task to follow him. Without Jesus we could never follow him in a God pleasing way.
That is why Jesus promises to never leave us. He knows we need him and only he can sustain us to the very end through his Word.
That is why we want to fix our eyes on Jesus because it through him we can follow him just like he has commanded us.
Happy to know that my God helps me follow him just like you!
Pastor Hanneman