December 8 2011

Facing the Sun
 
Reading: Hebrews 12:2, “2Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” [NASB]
 
On my way to work every morning, I pass a huge field of sunflowers. It is truly amazing to see, all of the sunflowers standing at attention with their bright yellow faces of flowers aimed directly at the sun as it rises, almost as if they waited the whole night just for that moment. The amazing thing about sunflowers, though, is that they follow the sun the entire day to absorb as much sunlight as they can. My mind immediately wondered what the world would look like if all of the Christians acted the same way. How amazing it would be to see Christians greet the day as if they spent the whole night in anticipation of seeing the Son and all throughout the day their faces are constantly following the Son as if their life, their energy, their very existence depended on it.

May we as a Band of Brothers be like that field of sunflowers, instead of all facing our own way doing our own thing… may everyone that passes us be able to see that we, as a huge field of Christian men, are standing together with our eyes fixed on the Son.

How can you be sure to fix your eyes on the Son today, throughout the entire day, as if your life, your energy your very existence depends on it (because… as a Christian man… it does)?




How can you encourage other brothers to be unified with you, today, with your focus on Christ?
 

REVIEW
 
Were you able to keep your focus on the Son today?
 
Were you able to encourage other brothers to be jointly focused on Christ today?

If so, how did this impact your day?