Heavenly Insight
By Jon Walker
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 (NIV)
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As we become one with God, he draws us into his eternal perspective, where we see life is more than just the here and now. Within his dance of grace and love, we move from simply saying the things of God are true to living with a radiant certainty that they are true.
Jesus looked beyond the cross and could see the glory on the other side. He received heavenly insight from the Father that enabled him to see the joy on the other side of the hardship he was called to endure, and so he went to the cross with a radiant certainty that God was on the other side.
Because you have the Spirit of God within, you’re able to develop ears to hear God’s still small voice giving you heavenly insight, just like Jesus, because you are growing into a Jesus-one.
The enemy wants to keep our focus on the things below, but Jesus, the Author writing the story of our faith, keeps pointing to the things above, where we will meet a joy-filled future, forever and ever. Amen!
He knows we must endure hardship for a season, but he also know every tear touches God. His message is that we can be radiantly certain of God’s commitment to our best, and so when things go wrong – in our jobs, in our relationships, in our bank accounts, in our health – we begin to view these hardships as opportunities to “fix our eyes on Jesus.”
Rick Warren says, “Persistence is defined by perspective,” and with eyes kept on Jesus, we can endure until our joyful arrival into the throne room of grace.
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