Reflections on Life

Hebrews 10:26 IF we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of truth, no sacrifice is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgement and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.

I still keep on sinning, lying, deceitfulness, rebellion and multitudes of other things. That doesn’t mean I am going to be consumed by a raging fire, it means I need to continually focus my eyes on God. We become like the God we follow, and if we are following Jesus, and keep on drawing close to him, we become like him. God doesn't see those sins; instead he sees our slate washed clean by the blood of Jesus Christ, the ultimate sacrifice. We need to keep our eyes fixed on him, not on all the ways we can fail.

Yesterday at the swimming pool, there was a birthday party with a tricky inflatable being hired. There were a couple of young kids trying it out, and they were having a ball. The inflatable was consisted of a wide platform, which narrowed into a round cylinder that stretched out to the other end of the pool. The kids weren't able to go very far, but they were still having fun and were getting further each time. They would run, keeping their eyes up, arms wide and legs moving as fast as they could. Eventually they would slip and splash into the pool. The trick was to keep their eyes up and legs moving fast without faltering.

As part of my netball training, I used to have to jog through a rope ladder on the ground. It was quite tricky, but again the trick was to keep your eyes up. When you looked up, you missed a rung, stumbled or fell.

Like keeping your eyes up when running a long an inflatable or jogging through a ladder, in life you need to keep your eyes up and fixed on Jesus. When you look down, you can stumble and you start to think of all the worldly things. We will all stumble and fall, none of us are perfect, yet the trick is to seek forgiveness and get up with your eyes fixed on the goal.

Some other verse that speak to me:
1 Corinthians 6:19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honour God with your bodies.

Philippians 4:18 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about these things.

Philippians 2: 14 do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure “children of God” without fault in a warped and crooked generation.

Proverbs 10:17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.