Keep Your Eyes On Him

     "Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people both now and forevermore (Psalm 125:1-2)."      "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to Me; and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare. Give ear and come to Me; hear Me, that your soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, My faithful love promised to David (Isaiah 55:1-3)."      Who are what is your security? Who or what do you put your trust in? Is it your spouse, your family, job, money or material things? Friend, if it is anything other than the Lord Jesus, you will always end up disappointed and never satisfied. If y...

     "Behold I am coming soon! My reward is with Me, and i will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End (Revelation 22:12-13)."       My friend, no matter what you are facing or may face in this life, if you are a child of the Most High, you have a hope that can never spoil, perish or fade. We are only on this earth for a short span of time and after that.....eternity. "Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away (James 4:14)." Most of us don't live with this mindset. We take for granted that we have much time left. We assume we will wake up tomorrow. But, we are not promised tomorrow. Life can change in a second. We are to live each day with the expectation today could be the day Jesus returns! Jesus tells us, "Be dressed and ready for service and keep your lamps burning, like...

      "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland (Isaiah 43:18-19)."      With the new year comes new resolutions, hope for a year better than the previous one and change. Change is inevitable. We grow older. We may move to another location. We may encounter sickness. Our profession may change or our relationships may change. Through all of the change however, there is One who remains the same, and that is Jesus. "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8)." He is the glue, if you will, that holds it all together. He is the One who will never leave nor forsake you-in your times of crisis, in your failing health, in your new job, in your sin, in your darkest place, in your failures and in each one of your daily activities. Because of Jesus, you and I have a hope that is not dependent on our...