The Joy Ahead

Hebrews 12:2 “...keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before Him, He endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” ~CSB

The world has taught us to become numb to things we hear over and over. It's like chewing the same gum, eventually it will lose its flavor. So, a lot of times when we hear the same thing over and over again, the foundation of its meaning becomes lost in the repetition. 

But when it comes to Jesus, we cannot hear our direction enough. It is preached, advised and directed to all Christians that Jesus should be the focus of how we all live. We, as Christians, need the constant reminder of how to live, how to endure our trials and how to strengthen our faith by being reminded of how Christ lived, died and lived again. Because the world tries to destroy God’s purpose in our lives, it is on us to keep the “...pioneer and perfecter of our faith…” in the forefront of our hearts and minds. 

Jesus is the pioneer because he tells us in Hebrews 4:15 that He too has been tempted in every way as we are, yet without sin. Meaning Jesus saw the joy ahead of His journey. He knew that what He endured would result in all God’s children receiving the salvation of everlasting life. That joy allowed Him to have strong faith in the Father as he journeyed through the pain and suffering of the cross. His perfection in enduring and completing that journey is our blueprint in how we should live and walk.

In the coming year, instead of having the perspective of repetitive direction, put the flavor back in the message by receiving the news about Jesus Christ as a message of practice, direction and truth. Also we must receive the journey of our pioneer and perfecter as food for our spirits so that our faith will become stronger than the doubt and stress our flesh tries to influence us with.
 
At the end of Jesus Christ’s endurance through His mission, He, “...sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Let us all live and walk righteously on our journey in Christ. When we do, we will eventually receive what God has for us at the end of our mission. 

May God bless and keep you as you journey in Jesus name.

Amen

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