There are a great many songs in our book that we seldom if ever use and yet carry a great message. One such song is entitled, “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” written by Helen Lemmel. In the verses of her poem, she speaks of the trouble we find in life, the victory of Jesus over death and sin, and the power of His word to change the lives of anyone that will hear it. But it’s the chorus that draws my attention. “Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace.”
So many times in life we find ourselves looking to the resources of this world for our strength and guidance. Far too many times that guidance actually results in weakness and failure instead of strength and victory. While Scripture never promises wealth and fame, the Lord does give us reason to turn to Him in both good and bad times. He promises simply, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light” (Mt 11:28-30).
As we launch 2013 we can be assured that we will have life issues to confront. Some will be more difficult to bear than others. We can also know that we’ll have some amazingly happy times. Regardless of what we are facing it is vitally important, as those who carry the name of Christ, that we “turn our eyes upon Jesus”. Any other focus will certainly carry us far from the plans He has made for us.
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