“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.”
{Hebrews 12:2} (NIV 1984)
The Man of
Sorrows had His eyes fixed on the joy that He would experience in the throne
room of the Most High God. This joy is described in Psalm 21:1 as a joy whose
objects are God’s strength and the victories that God’s strength brought to the
king.
We would do well to follow the example of David and of our Lord. May the
objects of our joy be the strength of God and the victories that the strength
of God will bring for us. Nowhere will the strength of God be stronger, nor the
victory greater, than over our physical death.
May we fix our eyes on our
joyful Saviour, who went before us, enduring pain, scorning shame, looking
forward to rejoicing in the victory over sin and death that the strength of
God brings those who trust in Him!
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