Keep Your Eyes Fixed on Jesus
Samuel Smith
23 Jan'19
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Keep Your Eyes Fixed on Jesus
"Prayer is the breath of the soul. It is the secret of spiritual power. No other means of grace can be substituted, and the health of the soul be preserved. Prayer brings the heart into immediate contact with the Well-spring of Life, and strengthens the sinew and muscle of the religious experience. Neglect the exercise of prayer, or engage in prayer spasmodically, now and then, as seems convenient, and you lose your hold on God. The spiritual faculties lose their vitality, the religious experience lacks health and vigor" (To Be Like Jesus, page 33). From
Great people of God in the Bible persevered in their appointed times and non-appointed times of prayer. They never got out of communication with the Throne of Grace. They constantly had a sense of dependence on God. Beloved, you should not imitate men. Study your Bibles, and imitate Christ. "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" (
It was through the study of Scripture that our Lord defeated Satan in the wilderness of temptation (
Beside Bible studies and prayers, we must also endeavour to meditate or reflect upon the Word of God; we must be zealous in sharing the faith we have in Christ with others; and we must never forget the assembling of ourselves together. If we do these things we will be gradually reflecting the image of the perfect Son of God. Many measure themselves among themselves, and compare their lives with people whose lives are filled with the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life (
Beloved, through our actions, we are either co-workers with Christ, or co-workers with the enemy. We either gather with Christ or scatter abroad. We are decided, wholehearted Christians, or none at all. Christ expressly stated: "I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of My mouth." It is high time we "keep the eyes fixed on Jesus, inquiring at every step, is this the way of the Lord? The Lord will not leave anyone who does this, to become the sport of Satan's temptation …" {OHC 341.4}.
Gifty Achiaa Fosuaah