The Gaze of the SoulHebrews 12:2

Hebrews 12:2“looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” KJV

Hebrews 11:1“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”NKJV

“Faith is to a Christian what a foundation is to a house: it gives confidence and assurance that he will stand. So you might say, “Faith is the confidence of things hoped for.”“When a believer has faith, it is God’s way of giving him confidence and assurance that what is promised will be experienced.”

“Faith is a redirecting of our sight, a getting out of the focus of our own vision and getting God into focus.”

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Matthew 6:21“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”NKJV

God?Matthew 6:21“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”Daily EventsNKJV

Hebrews 11:6“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” NKJV

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Joshua 3:7-8And the Lord said to Joshua, This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. You shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, 'When you have come to the edge of the water of the Jordan, you shall stand in the Jordan.’ (NKJV)

Joshua 5:12“Then the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year.”

Ephesians 2:8-9“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”NKJV

Romans 10:17“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”NKJV

John 1:29Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

“Like the eye which sees everything in front of it and never sees itself, faith is occupied with the object upon which it rests and pays no attention to itself at all.”

We need a child-like faith, totally dependent on God

What purifies and strengthens our gaze?

Our Souls Need To Gaze Upon God

O Lord, I have heard a good word inviting me to look away to Thee and be satisfied. My heart longs to respond, but sin has clouded my vision till I see Thee but dimly. Be pleased to cleanse me in Thine own precious blood, and make me inwardly pure, so that I may with unveiled eyes gaze upon Thee all the days of my earthly pilgrimage. Then shall I be prepared to behold Thee in full splendor in the day when Thou shalt appear to be glorified in Thy saints and admired in all them that believe. Amen.

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