LOOK TO JESUS AND SEE HEAVEN – Tuesday November 21st 2017
Memorise: I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. Psalm 121:1
Read: Hebrews 12:1-2(KJV)
12:1 Wherefore
seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses,
let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset
us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
12:2 Looking
unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that
was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set
down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Bible in one year: Psalm 28-33, Jonah 1, Hymn: Sing hymn 11
MESSAGE:
Looking
at Jesus with the eyes of the spirit is so important to believers
because it helps us to see ourselves more clearly. When you see Jesus
and you take a look at yourself, it makes you to see yourself the way
God sees you, and consequently, it propels you to make necessary
adjustments. Also, you need to see Jesus so that you can access your
help. In Psalm 121:1-2,
David said he would lift up his eyes to the hills where his help comes
from. When you lift up your eyes to heaven, you will behold Jesus. If
only you can see Jesus, distractions will fade into oblivion.
Many of us
are separated from our Source because instead of looking up, we are
looking sideways: we are looking for help from neighbours, colleagues
and fellow men. These people are quite limited in the level of help they
can render, no matter how highly placed, financially endowed or
intellectually sound they may be. Making man your source beings
limitations into your life. Even within your family, do you know that it
is wrong to focus on your father or mother as your source? The right
approach is to view God as your source of help, and to see every other
person as a conduit pipe through whom God can channel His help. The
right attitude to have in every home is to always channel the family’s
requests to God, and thereafter, allow God to channel His provision
through whatever means He wants. Henceforth, get your family to focus on
Jesus as the Provider, and He will never disappoint you.
Action Point:
Focus your gaze on Jesus by always asking yourself this question: What would Jesus do if He were in my shoes?
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Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye,
the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical Church in the world and also the President of
Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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hymn 11
I HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW JESUS
Verse 1:
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.
Verse 2:
Though none go with me,
I still will follow;
Though none go with me,
I still will follow;
Though none go with me,
I still will follow;
No turning back, no turning back.
Verse 3:
My cross I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
My cross I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
My cross I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.
Verse 4:
The world behind me,
The cross before me;
The world behind me, the cross before me;
The world behind me,
The cross before me;
No turning back, no turning back.
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