This was the scripture in my morning devotional today. The Holy Spirit took it apart and showed me how powerful each word and each sentence was. I want to share that insight.
God's word tells us to fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. Who better to follow than the pioneer who paved the way. We tend to follow paths that are already there for us. Imagine that there is no path to follow and it's all up to you to figure out how to get out of the thick of it. When you think of it that way it makes you very grateful to the Lord for going before us and preparing that way. The one who's perfect faith are the footsteps that we can step into to follow him through anything.
Jesus's eyes were upon us because we were "the joy that was before him" when he hung on that cross. While his eyes were upon us, our sin was upon him! Read that again. His own Father had to look away. And then it says, "scorning it's shame" regarding death, which basically means he gave it a SmackDown? Death had no more power over us. Christ suffered, died and rose again doing for us what we couldn't do for ourselves.
Then it ends with, " he then sat down at the right hand of God." That's the final blow to the enemy. Christ won and Satan is under his feet. There's victory that can never be taken away! In Christ we can be saved and death can hold no more fear over us. That's the powerful, awesome and amazing God that we belong to.
There are times in our lives when life seems so unfair. It feels like justice doesn't exist and that is a very terrible feeling. However, in this scripture God's Justice and fairness is like a banner that we can wave 24/7 letting the enemy know that our battle has been won through Christ Jesus. Letting the enemy know that he's a loser. I don't know about you but that makes me feel really good. And whatever situation I'm in, I know that that same Justice is going to prevail because I am a daughter of the king. Brothers and sisters in Christ, raise your banner and live a life of victory not victimhood.
Amos 5:24 reads, "I want Justice, I want oceans of it. I want fairness, I want rivers of it. That's all I want."
Cement God's word in your hearts.
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