Read chapter 12 (Hebrews)

Verse 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 it’s shame, and sat down at the right hand of God.”

This chapter is full of great verses but this one stands out to me today.

Lord, please forgive me for letting my eyes wander from Your face. Help me to focus on You and not so much on the goings on around me. I praise You that You are the author and the perfecter of my faith. My only job is focus on You and what You want me to do and most of all what You want me to become as a result of focusing on You.

I have a hard time thinking of you enduring the cross and facing its shame. And yet the Bible says here that You were looking at the end – the joy of finishing the path laid out for you … and looking forward to sitting at the right hand of the throne of God. You are amazing. And I want to keep gazing at your face for all eternity.