Hard work distracts my focus from my problems, from my concerns, and from my self-focus, but it doesn’t truly make me feel fulfilled. What does make me fill fulfilled is a persistent focus on the living Jesus Christ.
I’ve discovered that an occasional devotional thought about Jesus or a Sunday morning glance at Him will do very little, but ongoing focus on Him is revolutionary. I’ve been a lot of places and seen a lot of things, but nothing or no one has ever grasped and held my attention like the risen Jesus Christ.
If you maintain intimate connection with the risen Jesus, you will live in resurrection power. (John 15:4) Keep your attention on the living Jesus and little by little you will begin to interact with Him and obey Him day and night. True Christianity is ultimately a matter of staying focused on the living Jesus. (Hebrews 12:2)
When your attention is focused on Jesus your heart and your behavior follow Him. Jesus is within your reach. He’s reaching out for you. Will you live your life focused on reaching out to Him? (Matthew 11:28-29) Too much focus on religion can prevent you from daily interacting with the living and present Jesus.
The early Christ-followers were so intensely focused on Jesus that they were called “Christians.” (Acts 11:26) Multitudes of American Christians are spreading a name all over social media and wherever they go, but it isn’t the name of Jesus. (Acts 4:10-12)
If Christians today were named by what they focus most on, they would be called: Prosperityians, Faithians, Politicsians Religionians, Prideians, Churchians, Sermonians, Graceians, Pastorians, Justiceians, Patriotians, Prayerians, Selfians, and on and on. According to what you focus on most, what would you be called?
Religion can be a vaccine. I am antivaccine when it comes to religion that vaccinates people against seeking first the kingdom (inner government) of God by making them think that they have already received a ticket to Heaven and all they need to do is to attend and support a church.
When you notice the characteristics of the fruit of the Spirit spontaneously and abundantly flowing through a Christian, you’re seeing someone who is focused on Jesus. (Galatians 5:22-23)
True Christianity
Isn’t hocus pocus.
It’s obedient and
Intensive Christ-focus.
Jesus has been crucified.
Jesus has been tortured.
Jesus has been mocked.
Jesus has been despised.
Jesus has been rejected.
Jesus has been ignored.
Jesus has been acknowledged.
Jesus has been accepted.
Jesus has been honored.
Jesus has been praised.
Jesus has been worshipped.
Jesus has been obeyed.
Jesus has been fully surrendered to.
How do you treat Jesus?
When you notice the characteristics of the fruit of the Spirit spontaneously and abundantly flowing through a Christian, you’re seeing someone who is focused on Jesus. (Galatians 5:22-23)
True Christianity
Isn’t hocus pocus.
It’s obedient and
Intensive Christ-focus.
Jesus has been crucified.
Jesus has been tortured.
Jesus has been mocked.
Jesus has been despised.
Jesus has been rejected.
Jesus has been ignored.
Jesus has been acknowledged.
Jesus has been accepted.
Jesus has been honored.
Jesus has been praised.
Jesus has been worshipped.
Jesus has been obeyed.
Jesus has been fully surrendered to.
How do you treat Jesus?
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