"Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; seeing that His divine power has granted to use everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust. Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 1:2-8
It is a hard thing to keep our eyes fixed on Christ. Ironically however, it is when our eyes and heart are focused on Him, then the problem's of daily life fade in comparison and we are able to just 'be' and live life in freedom as we trust in the faithful character of the Lord.
Mom reminded me these song lyrics this week:
Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face.
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
Amen. I'm thankful that the things of earth will 'strangely' fade away in comparison to Christ. That the things I let my mind wastefully ponder over for too long, or the things I worry about and cannot change, will fade in comparison to knowing the heart of our Lord. May we strive to have Christ as our focus.
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