PONDER THIS

In a race, a runner doesn’t run while looking back at the other people. Runners lose seconds if they turn their heads any other way except facing the goal. Likewise, you must keep your eyes on the goal. Jesus puts you in the race. He sustains you in the race. And He is the goal that you’re running for. It is not great faith in God that you need; it is faith in a great God that you need. You need to quit trying to have great faith and start learning who Jesus is. The more you see Jesus, the more you understand Jesus, and the more your faith will grow.

Suppose I wanted to cross a major bridge and I’m standing on one side, afraid that the bridge can’t hold me up. So, I try to make myself believe the bridge can hold me up. I could try to work up my faith, or I could just observe the bridge. I could see cars and people going over the bridge; then the belief grows naturally. As I look at the bridge, faith is the byproduct of seeing and understanding that the bridge holds heavier weights than me. Faith is the byproduct of seeing and understanding Jesus Christ. Look to Jesus. Understand who the Christ of the Scripture is. Get in the Word of God. Look to Jesus as the author and the finisher of your faith. And lay aside the sin that dims your view of Him.

• What are some things you know about Jesus? How has that changed your relationship with Him?
• When have you struggled to keep your eyes on the goal of Jesus?

PRACTICE THIS

Write down some things you look at instead of your goal of Jesus. Write down what you are hoping to find in these things when they take your focus off Him.

The Wings of Faith | Part 2

Hebrews 11:1-2

In this message from Hebrews 11-12, Pastor Adrian Rogers describes the wings of faith and how to use them.

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