The Author & Perfecter
Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
So Jesus is the Author & Perfecter.. do you believe that?
If in fact He is the Author, let us consider for a moment what an author does.
They ponder, search, create, invent, dictate, formulate.. then when they have the full picture (including the ending) in their own head and heart, that's when they put pen to paper and follow the creative flow... always feeling what they write, looking at every angle and penning something from nothing to formulate a story which will be intriguing, fulfilling, awe inspiring and at times climatic and breath taking.
As the Perfecter He rubs out the mistakes, and re-writes it in a new interesting way, bringing life to the story until it is finished.
Our life is our story; our Lord holds the pen that forges the next chapter, the next defining pen stroke of what is 'me'.
Each time I put my foot out in front of me, or open my mouth, or turn my head and lift my eyes.. it was written.
When I was created, my author gave me free will to write my own story, but it kept failing to meet even my own standard of excellence! It gave me temporary pleasures and though it touched the lives of others, it always ended in depression and disappointment for myself.
Through taking my eyes off myself, out of my own head space and away from my 'all-consuming' heart thoughts, and lifting my eyes up with an acknowledgement that my creator can do it better - I find the story gets deeper, richer and far more effective in it's purpose.
I choose to fix my eyes on Him and allow the pages of my life to be re-written.
The moral of the story - our story - is in the fixing of our eyes......
All too often we drop our eyes for a moment to see where we are placing our feet, forgetting that when we do so, we surely stumble until we are fixated on Him yet again.
Then, without thinking, we do it again... and again...and again. It is almost like our spirit has alzheimer's disease.
How to fix our eyes on Jesus...
It is not as hard as we make it out to be - read His word in the Holy Scriptures, take time to pray and be in His presence alone, and don't forget to fellowship with like minded people. We were never created to be alone, in fact God said it is not good for man to be alone.. so fellowship, share your heart with others and share in their lives.
Walking out your journey with the Lord Jesus is the body of a perfect story line, the resolution or ending is the best part of all.
I hope your cup is full to overflowing - if not then get back in His Word...
