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Money magazine told about Richard Osgood, who has faithfully kept a New Year’s resolution that he made in 1936.
Osgood resolved not to spend any pennies but to save them.
Each time he purchased anything, he ended up with more pennies in his pocket.
At the end of the day, he put them in a jar.
When he had a hundred pennies, he opened a savings account.
As soon as he was able, he bought stocks.
Today, he has $33,057.11,
directly traceable to his penny savings.
He believes that he might be the only person in history to keep a New Year’s resolution for sixty years.
Look Up,
Have you ever checked your focus?
After many years of missing the target and realized my right eye is dominant.
Try it now.
Lift your right index finger and aim it on my face with both eyes open.
Now close the open and then the other.
If you left eye was dominant hold up your hand.
Similarly, we can do the same with our spiritual eyes.
Except, this not to be a one time action.
You see, the only way for a Christian to see life clearly is to focus on Christ.
Jonathan Edwards (October 5, 1703 – March 22, 1758), who prayed, Lord, stamp eternity on my eyeballs, offers 5 ways to keep our focus on heaven:
The only way for a Christian to see life clearly is to focus on Christ.
Don’t let your heart chase worldly things as your chief good.
Worldly things are not your chief good in heaven or here.
Think often of heaven and what it is like.
Communing with God is our business in heaven, likewise let it be here.
Be content in the sufferings you undergo on your way to heaven.
The joy of heaven is certain and worth it.
Think of Christ and all that he is.
Both now and forever, Christ is our motivation, example, mediator, interceder, strength, and victory.
Live a life of love toward God and men.
Even now, let us live as citizens of heaven, which is a world of love.
To See Jesus
Seek Jesus,
I once heard a Denominational preacher say to me, that’s one of my flock.
As followers of Christ we are all tasked with making disciples—sharing the good news of Christ with people and helping them grow spiritually.
But it can be easy to get them to focus on ourselves instead of Jesus.
Never take your eyes off Jesus.
He is your only PASTOR.
The shepherd of your souls.
Like the 3 wise men we should constantly be seeking Jesus.
But no longer in a barn, but instead coming on a cloud.
How?
Read the Bible as you wake up
Start with a prayer
Write down one scripture to take with you
Listen to the acapella radio station as you have breakfast
Make an entry into a prayer journal
End the day by reading an online devotional
And Change,
What we take off,
Immorality and Idolatry,
Anger, wrath, malice, slander, obscene talk,
Lying,
What we put on,
A new regenerating self,
Compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, & patience,
Forgiveness & love,
God’s peace and thankfulness,
The Word, acapella singing, Christ’s authorized actions,
Branding and image consultants is all the rage.
In reality what we need is not an external make over but an internal transformation.
Only Christ offers us true transformation—not just a facelift or an outward adjustment.
Paul said that those who have been raised to eternal life in Christ “have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him” ().
New!
What a tremendous word full of hope!
Christ transforms us into new people in Him—people with a new heart, not just fixed up to look good on the outside.
The Spirit develops in us the clear image of Christ.
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