Saturday 7th February 2026
Eyes fixed on Jesus Hebrews 12: 1-3
Teaching his son to ride a bicycle, Andrew discovered, was very frustrating. The five-year-old kept swerving to one side and falling. Realising that this happened because his son kept looking to one side, Andrew had an idea.” See that pole?” he asked his son. “Just keep your eyes on it and pedal” His son did just that, and this time he kept going and going!
This incident was a lesson for Andrew himself. Recounting what had happened to his small group later, he concluded: whatever we fix our eyes on is where we are headed.
No wonder Hebrews 12:2 calls us to keep “fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith,”
Life’s responsibilities and routines can draw our attention away from our spiritual walk, as can sinful habits and obsessions that entangle us [v,1]. But if we keep our eyes on Jesus and ask Him to help us put Him first in our thoughts, decisions, and actions, He’ll guide us in everything we do and say, enabling us to stay close to Him in the race on earth. This can be challenging, but God desires to help us fulfil the roles He’s given us. He will give us strength to endure and overcome anything that opposes our walk so we won’t “grow weary and lose heart” [v3].
The words of the Chorus by Helen H Lemmell come to my mind,
Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face, and the things of earth
Will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace.
Freda Raine Chester-Le-Street Methodist Church
Newcastle District MWIB
Photo by Kobe Kian Clata on Unsplash
